The last morning at the Rehab Hospital

It's 8:30a.m. Tuesday morning and Angela is sleeping comfortably in the easy chair that's she's been finding comfort in for the past few days. Since Friday night, Angela has been dealing with a tremendous amount of pain from muscle spasms we believe were brought on by an overly-rigorous physical therapy routine. She’s described the pain as being “100 times worse than childbirth” and on a 1-10 scale, where a 10 is the worst, she’s given her pain level as a 15.
The pain has been so intense that we worried she may have kidney stones but yesterday’s x-rays showed no kidney stones and the medical staff believes that it’s just intense muscle spasms. The spasms have kept Angela from getting physical therapy for the past several days.
Angela’s friend of 40 years, Tammy Sharon Culmone, came in with food from Brewbacker’s last night and we chowed down on hamburgers, fries and greasy onion rings. Tammy spent the night with Angela last night, allowing David to spend a night with their three children before today’s trip to North Carolina. When I arrived this morning, Tammy told me Angela sleep well last night and she’s been sleeping peacefully since I arrived.
Today’s schedule includes Angela checking out the rehab hospital this afternoon and then taking a private flight to Raleigh at 4 p.m. She will be joined by David and her sister, Teresa Lawhon.
For those of you who are relying on this site to stay posted on Angela’s progress, please know that Tammy, Steele and I are going to work to keep everyone informed on a more regular basis.
And once again, Angela and David want to thank everyone who has sent cards, flowers, gifts, food and those who have given their time to stay with Angela and with the children.
John Michael