Kevin successfully finished up his radiation today and after speaking with a bunch of specialists, it has been decided that he should go to rehab. The objective being for Kev to. be able to move himself out of bed and into the wheelchair, from the wheelchair to a car and take care of his bathroom needs etc. himself. If he came home now he would require round-the-clock care. Rehab is pretty intense – 3 hours a day – so an eval was required first. But that went well so tomorrow we are expecting him to transfer to the 8th floor. They think they can get him ready to come home in 7 days then after he returns home he’ll be followed up with home-visit PT. Kev is very happy with this plan and looking forward to gaining a little independence.
We also stopped the Temodar today. This was to position ourselves for a possible participation in a clinical trial. It is necessary to be off any chemo or radiation for 4 weeks before starting the trial. We have an appointment set up with them in about a week to see if Kev will qualify. We are taking a bit of a risk because if he does not get in then we just wasted a couple weeks with no treatment, but Kev’s oncologists and PA have already spoken with the trial’s physician and other than the fact that they currently have no openings, they think he will be a good candidate.
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Rehab sounds like a good plan, and puts Kevin in the same company as some pretty hot celebs....oh, not the same kind of rehab?? he he.
Hope to come visit again this wknd.
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