Our second outing was also a success! We didn't do anything except come to the condo and just sit. We had lunch here and watched TV and then went back to the hospital.

Dr. Yamani said this morning that he was sure we would be able to leave tomorrow. I talked to Bill a little while ago and he said that it will probably take all day to work through the process and it will probably be early evening before we actually get to leave. But they are going to try to get through everything as fast and as early as they can.

Bill is still a little shaky when he is walking and he walked with physical therapy today just to see how he did. They've told him to slow down! Maybe he will listen to them since he doesn't listen to me! They also agreed that he needs the extra security of a walker, at least while we are out somewhere, until he gets stronger. And he is still agreeable to that.

We're trying to see where we are going to put the equipment. It all has to go in the bedroom, but it has to be placed so that he will be able to reach the bathroom during the night if necessary. He doesn't get up much at night and we will probably just keep a urinal by the bed. That may be the easiest solution. But we shall see. We have a couple of options in mind but have to wait until the equipment is here and we can measure the cables.

So, it's 4 weeks tomorrow since he had the surgery and we've come through it so far. We're as ready as we can be to take care of things on our own here as far as the VAD goes. He just has to get started in rehab and get stronger and then we can get home.

All for now, will post when we are settled in tomorrow night.