Two steps forward...

You may recognize the outfit Bernie is wearing.  It's the same as yesterday. At bedtime he wouldn't let the nurses help him change into a night gown. 

At our visit today, when Kathleen told Bernie that Alice from Nazareth House said, "We want him back -- and soon -- maybe next week."  Bernie got very excited and said, "Isn't that good."  The staff at Smith Ranch wasn't so optimistic. They said we have to get the sore on his bottom healed. And he has to be able to be able to get out of bed and walk on his own.

Yesterday, during the intake assessment, Bernie resisted letting the nurses look at the sore on his bottom.  But he later relented and it is being treated.





And the catheter which was removed before he left the hospital is now back.

Late in the afternoon Tuesday the Occupational Therapist was doing an evaluation and it tired Bernie.  He was eager to take a nap as we left.

I promised Bernie we'd go to Eric's Restaurant on Church (one of his favorites) when he is discharged from Smith Ranch and returns to Nazareth. This seemed to brighten his attitude.