Hiya
very little to add this week. We still complain about the hospital food but nothing is done, despite all other patients saying the same!! We had a productive meeting with Steven's doctors, which revealed that though they have permission for his operation, they haven't got the authorisation?? Spain is going through a monetary crisis the same as others, and some expenses have to be cut and savings made. But we have argued that the longer the delay the more problems created, and the longer the stay in hospital. We cannot do any more but just wait for any reaction, hopefully early this new month. The doctors have admitted that Steven is passing all manner of tests, the results exceeding earlier tests, and that there is little that they can do for him that we can't do at home. So we have yet again asked for Steven to live with us at the rented house near the hospital, and visit the hospital daily as an out-patient for his physio', until his operation. The doctors told us, that Steven's continued improvement now mainly depends on his own abilities. His main problems now, are his speech, which is low and almost slurred, his elbow, which cannot be done until after his hip operation, and his foot, which is improving all the time. His social and emotive issues are improving because he is at last acknowledging that he can be at fault. Basically he's trying so hard to be "normal", and should just slow down a little. He has come such a long way in his stay at the hospital, it's been remarkable, defying all the doctor's expectations. We try to enjoy our weekends at home, but this is difficult sometimes with cleaning and maintenance issues, but we get by. As if we haven't got enough problems, some nice person decided to deprive Paul of his car radio whilst his car was parked outside our house. Still no sign of Steven's dog, despite followers of a local forum looking for him, and us doing regular searches of the area. We must give a big thank you, and a hug, to Lyndsey Lyons of Javea, for her efforts to raise some money to help Steven in his path to recovery.
best regards
Terry
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