Mike Kagerer

HI Everyone,

Well, it may be Friday the 13th but it wasn’t a bad day here in Flint!!!!  Mike was a little tired this morning because he didn’t get a lot of sleep last night.  So, he did his shower and kind of laid around until Mom went into his room and told him that he had to get up and get moving whether he wanted to or not.  You go Mom!!!

Anyway, he got up and Sue was over and I got this brilliant idea to duct tape his IV pole to his walker so that he could go where he needed to go when he wanted to!!  Hey, and it worked too.  In the past one of us would follow him around during the day while his infusion was going on which last at least 6 hours.  Now he is free of us!  It will help him be a little more independent and that is a good thing. 

I left around 3pm and he did his exercises and laps after I left.  Mom said that he had a good afternoon and was heading to bed around 9:30.  He does need to get his rest.  The docs had taken him off a med that he’s been on for years for his prostate and that was causing some pain and bleeding.  It is subsiding and should be better tomorrow!

Thanks for all of your prayers.  Mike is working hard and he is really having to ‘dig in his heels’ and push himself and that isn’t easy.  He told me that he thought he did better during his first week home.  I said that he was like all others – glad to be home and very enthusiastic and ready to go.  A few weeks later and you realize that it is going to take some hard work and a lot of time to get back to life and you get discouraged!!  From the sounds of his afternoon and evening he is digging in his heals and pushing forward!!  Keep praying, you have no idea how much it is helping us all.

love, Ann

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