Made it...

So happy to share that Dad made it back to Cleveland safely!  They had a good flight from Cali--besides a bit of nasty weather.  The transition was amazingly smooth--Thank you Cleveland Clinic (even if they are the "dark side" they know how to get things done)!  Dad is back in his "usual" room on the Pal med floor at the Clinic, the staff got him straightened right out and started his pain pump up right away.  The plan is to get stabilized and then head home--not sure how long that will take...he is still very tired and having quite a bit of pain.  The most difficult thing it to see him have trouble trying to talk.  It is not the act of talking that is to hard (but it does take some energy) it is getting his thoughts out--and it is very frustrating for him.  We just keep telling him, it's okay and to rest.  I think that is the hardest part for everyone--the pain meds help with the pain, but there is not much to do for problems with verbalizing his thought.  They started a higher steroid dose to see if that may bring some brain swelling down, but no luck yet.  He can speak short sentences, but most importantly he can still recognize everyone and understand how much we love him!

Thank you again for all your thoughts, prayers and offers to help in any way!  We are so blessed to have such amazing friends and family!

xoxoxo