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 suctioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thus, the doctor prescribed some additional things to do with respect to suctioning and his care. He will be getting regular treatments during the day for his respiratory condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, it was the first time that he used the new lifting platform that lowered him from the front porch down to ground level. A distance of about 42 inches. This means it is now possible for him to have a van equipped with a ramp and a device that will hold the wheelchair in place during the ride, and be driven to doctor appointments. For that matter, the van could take him to Walmart or Trader Joe’s, or any other place he chooses to shop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jim\u2019s old Ford F150 was cleaned and pressed and is now ready for the used F150 market.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"