Wednesday, August 15th – Day +86
Hi Everyone,
Well, I am totally exhausted tonight. I’ve spent much time on the phone today trying to see what options are going to be available to Mike once he finishes his time on the rehab floor at the hospital. He will most likely still need some rehab since he has about 3 weeks left and so I am looking into other facilities or the possiblity of him coming to stay with me and my family. However, we live on an active farm and we are 2 hours from Ann Arbor. The Social Worker is talking the BMT team to see if that is even a possiblity at this time.Â
If Mike goes to another facility or back to the BMT floor it looks like he will be private pay since (from what I understand in a recent email) he has used his max for his insurance. So, I will be talking with our sister-in-law Barb and we will be figuring the finances. I wasn’t really expecting this. I did know that we’d be private pay at another facility but not at the hospital too. I’ll be doing more calling tomorrow.
I also finally got ahold of Mike tonight after trying since last night. His phone doesn’t seem to be within reach and so it rings and rings and he can’t get to it. So, by the time I talked to him I wasn’t happy and then he wasn’t having a very good day emotionally either. So, we were quite the pair! Anyway, I do suggest that you just call him once and if he doesn’t answer try again another day. He also gets upset if someone calls and then he is busy and has to tell them he can’t talk. He takes it personally and then he worries that the person may be upset too. I told him not to worry if he can’t talk – people totally understand. I think everything is getting to him and he does just with this was all over with! We all do. But it isn’t so we’ll just keep plugging alone.
Keep the cards coming to him. I know that they lift his spirits. Also, keep up the prayers they are helping us all.
I will see Mom on Friday. She’s doing pretty good. Needs to get a little bit stronger but she’s doing it!
love, Ann