Back in Santa Cruz

Kevin, Kathlin, Mom and Dad said goodbye to the therapists at Santa Clara and moved back to Santa Cruz this afternoon. They were sad to leave the therapists, who still fully acknowledge that Kevin is improving. However, we hope this new situation in Santa Cruz will have a bit more respect for Kevin as a human patient rather than a monetary concern. Plus, everyone's happy to be back in our home county!

The move went well; Kevin didn’t get carsick while being transported over Highway 17, which is an accomplishment. Kevin will actually be in the Skilled Nursing side of the facility in Santa Cruz for now, and will hopefully move to the Acute Rehab Unit in a few weeks. In the Skilled Nursing Facility, Kevin will still receive two hours of therapy each day. He will also have access to the gym, where Kathlin will be able to work with him on his therapy exercises.

Kevin was in the Acute Rehab Unit in Santa Cruz in December, so he knows many of the therapists. The head of occupational therapy walked in his room to greet him, and Kevin waved and greeted her by name. His memory is still as sharp as it always has been! Kevin was excited to choose food for dinner off a menu; Santa Clara just brought whatever was available and didn’t offer any choices. The director of the facility has told Kevin that he should try to regroup and come up with some easy goals he can accomplish this week.

One piece of frustrating news is that Kevin’s platelets fell too low, so he is taking a week off chemotherapy while his platelets recover. Those darn platelets just won’t cooperate!

In the next post, I’ll explain a few things you all can do to help support Kevin even more. It should be coming soon… I just need to get to sleep tonight. Check back soon!