Inaugural Van Ride

Inaugural Van Ride

Today was a landmark day for Jim. He took a ride in his brand new van to a doctor at the local medical complex. Less than one mile away. It will always be remembered because it was raining to the hospital and on the return trip. Several routine tests and the results...
January 19, 2022

January 19, 2022

Today was Jim’s first day out of the house. He rode in the Elite Company van down to Shirley Ryan’s rehab center where he had a meeting with his doctor. As luck would have it, while in the doctor’s office he had an Oxygen level drop and had to be...
January 17, 2022

January 17, 2022

Today was a little cold at 26 degrees. The workers installed the Lift at the front of Jim’s house. He is now able to be wheeled out the front door to the Lift. The Lift will take him gently down to the ground level. From there someone can wheel him into a waiting...
Jim Moves Home

Jim Moves Home

Today was a banner day for Jim as he has moved from the Shirley Ryan (SR) Ability Labs to his home on Odell. Superior medical transport was the firm that brought him back to Odell Ave. The staff at SR was truly super. They packed up six moving cartons. All of Jim’s...
January 2, 2022

January 2, 2022

Jim is getting ready to head home. He is scheduled to leave Shirley Ryan next Thursday, January 6th. A lift is being installed outside the front stoop. A hospital bed is getting set up and home health care is getting lined up. Jim is learning how to run a wheelchair...