Update Sat 9/20

Saw Suzie this afternoon at her new location in the Rusk Rehabilitation ward of the NYU Joint Disease center on 2nd Avenue and 17th Street.  When I arrived she was sitting up and in an adjustable wheel chair.  Her Dad was there.  He went to go get some lunch while I visited with Suzie.  She seemed good, though a little tired - I think it's been a big few days for her.

Note:  Her room is #923 and is a private room instead of a shared room as originally posted.

After 15 minutes or so her Occupational Therapist and an intern came in to move her back onto her bed.  Afterward I talked to her therapist who told me Suzie had been in the chair because she'd met with a group of therapists that morning so they could assess her abilities and needs.  Suzie will start working with those therapists tomorrow (Sunday).  And while they won't have a set schedule for her therapy until they have a better idea of her high and low energy points during the day, she will get 3 hours a day of therapy (which is excellent news).  As a result, during her 'non-therapy time' she'll probably be pretty tired.  We shouldn't be surprised if she seems exhausted or sleepy when we visit.  Resting in between the therapy is a big part of the process, the therapist said.

She also said that good visiting times are between 12-1pm and after 4pm because the therapists have lunch between 12 & 1 and leave around 4.  Only 2 people can be in the room at a time.

Also, Suzie's right hand is currently in a 'cushion'.  Her right arm is less mobile than the left.   The cushion is for her comfort and to keep her nails from digging into her palm - it's not a 'splint' as I had originally thought.

She seemed very well though - it was good to see her in an atmosphere that felt very positive and healing.  This is such a great change and I'm looking forward to seeing its positive effects as the days and weeks progress.

kevin c.