Re: Doreen

**S* M* <s*@gardenmediagroup.com>**

Lots of cards and notes from friends should get her dancing soon. Doreen Howard 1905 W. Hart Road, Beloit, WI 53511

Thanks, Doug, I've been off Facebook for a while and missed Pete's post.

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From: gardenwriters [g*@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Doug Green
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 6:13 AM
To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum
Subject: [GWL] Doreen

Pete - Doreen's husband - just posted this on her Facebook wall.  I'm passing it along.

*****

Sorry about not staying up to date. It's been a bit hectic around here.

Doreen was released from the hospital about a week ago. They got the infection under control. I thought she would be sent upstairs to the Mercy rehab center, but it was full. So I had to do a frantic search for another facility. I found one in Beloit, a small town just north of the Illinois / Wisconsin border. To my surprise, this place has a great reputation for getting people back on their feet, no matter what.

She has now been at Beloit Health and Rehabilitation Center for a week. She is still very weak, but yesterday, she almost made it standing up with the parallel bars. (A lot of people have trouble staying upright in bars). She cannot get herself out of bed yet, but every day, they bring in a crane like device to hoist her out of bed, swing her around, and into a wheel chair. I kid her about having her ass in a sling. Not to mention being a real swinger.

They are hoping to have her up on a walker by the weekend. She has twice daily physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and mental exercises. Like I said, this facility gets things done. The building looks sort of run down, and the rooms are Spartan. But this is a boot camp, not a catering resort. They put their money into equipment and good personnel, not flash. I'm not easily impressed, but I am with this place. I wish she had been there during the previous illness. She would have been stronger, and more able to fight off the recent infection.

There are no phones in the rooms (to encourage people to get up and go to the phones at the central console area). Her cell phone is 1-815-218-5602.
The address is 1905 W. Hart Road, Beloit, WI 53511.

I'll try to keep this updated. It should be easier now that things are settling down.

Thanks for all your love and support,

Pete
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