Sorry for the lack of updates this week. Larry has made significant progress since the last entry. Geri had been giving us the reports each day, and I spent a few hours there on Thursday myself. It was a completely different experience than the last time I was there. We chatted about all kinds of things, and even laughed as I described to him the conversations we had previously.

Physically things are going better as well, thanks to the fact that he finally received a Cortisone injection which has relieved the intense pain in his legs. He’s frustrated at how quickly he tires during physical therapy, but we’re all grateful that he can do as much as he does.

Finally, extending a patient’s stay because they’re doing well might seem counter-intuitive, but he’s been responding to the inpatient therapies so well that they decided to keep him in the hospital an extra 5 days. Unless they change it again, he’ll come home on Wednesday July 23 and begin his home health care routine.

My family and I (Jed, Chelsey, and Zoe) will be heading back to Minneapolis tomorrow, but we’re relieved to see how many people in the church ward here have offered to help. Also, my brothers Travis and Ryan and their families live here in Utah Valley and I know they’ll continue to help however they can.