April 17...Part II

Dale again, broadcasting live(?) from here...I got nothing. Anyway, we made the move to Wascana today, so to say that Dad had a long day was to be putting it mildly. He's a little disconcerted, as anyone would be, to be spending his first night in a new place after growing so used to the General. It is definately a nice shift though...no more hospital stink! Hurray! And it is, on the whole, a much quieter environment. Dad was stressing pretty bad, so his right side was really spasming again towards the end of the day, plus his new roommate (yeah, he's sadly no longer alone) is...well...persistent. He's an elderly chap who had a stroke of his own some time back. He is pretty much constantly chattering, and crying out for help. Its got Dad pretty annoyed, and quite upset, but hopefully everyone will get used to the change before too long, and everything will be cool again. Its good that he's there so they can really begin his therapy in earnest, and hopefully we'll be starting to see more improvements again, but for now, we're all just adjusting. I guess if you would like to come and visit, you could probably get in contact with mom and she'll give you the 411. I'm not sure if she's planning on having it open visiting like it was at the General right away, or if she's going to try to keep it limited until he gets a little more settled, but I guess she'll let everyone know what's up. Ok, I guess that's it for tonight...I think i used up my quota last night, so I gotta cut this one short(ish). I'll just leave you to imagine the type of farewell that my mom would leave you, as I can't really remember, and all I'm coming up with is fairly cheesy and decidedly 'un-metal' (got to keep up appearances after all), so farewell, and we'll talk to ya soon.
The Dale