Going to Puyallup!!!

Well we finally received the OK to;
1. Stay in Washington State for Karens rehab.
2. Have her transfered to the hospital in Puyallup

This is a huge win for us. The insurance company originally wanted Karen to transfer back to a hospital in California. The doctors here said that Karen was not allowed to fly for at least 6 weeks and that she would need a min. of 3 weeks of rehab.

The staff here at Harborview worked with the insurance company to allow her to stay here and also receive her rehab at the hospital close to the house....

Our stay here at Harborview has been great and we are looking forward to getting started on the rehab in Puyallup.

Now when we have visitors there are more choices in places to stay. People can now either stay at the house in Graham or at a hotel very close to the hospital and much less expensive than the ones here in downtown Seattle.

I will update again once we get to Puyallup. We are scheduled to leave here tomorrow at about 9:00 am and the trip should take about 1.5 hours.

Karen's sister Lori and good friend Cheryl Norris left today after a great 2 day visit. It really does make a difference when Karen gets visits from friends and family. Thank you all for coming up. We know it's not easy or cheap and we do appreciate it.

I am sure Lori will be updating the blog with her comments when they get home.

Karen is resting now and there really has been no change in her condition. She is in great spirits and is dealing with this better than I could imagine.

Anyway, it's a whole new group of nurses here tonight that haven't seen my dimples (that's for you Elta) and I am afraid they are going catch me here.