Re: Doreen

**"* M* P* <m*@dargan.com>**

Thank you Doug for posting this. This is a positive update on a remarkable
GW member and leader. Wishing her a speedy recovery.

On Friday, February 13, 2015, Doug Green <gardeningemail@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> ******Facebo
>
> --
>
> Doug Green
> Head Weeder, Head Wordsmith
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> >
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