Sitting up in bed having a little lunch - pain getting better

I'm sitting in the room watching Dad take in his first solid food. He's pretty lucid, but some things are throwing him (time of day and the year -- he thinks it's early morning and 2010), but everything else seems really good. Applesauce and pudding, along with some turkey and potatoes is on the menu, with focus on applesauce and pudding.

Pain is managed pretty well right now, but he still hurts quite a bit. At least he's not miserable like he was most of last evening and last night. They got him up into the chair this morning, and he's very unstable and required two nurses to get him up. That's something they're watching and will talk to the doctor about later today if it hasn't improved. He's able to move both legs independently and raise them up and hold them, so they're not too concerned.

Still no orders to move out to the step-down unit, which is just fine with all of us. Having him watched so closely is definitely reassuring when the nurse sits literally right outside of his room looking in through a window from her chair.

Dad is taking part in conversations a bit, and even chiming in about how some lottery winners (we did NOT win the Powerball last night, by the way) get into trouble because they spend too much up front.

Overall he's doing pretty well today. Good to see him sitting up and eating a bit. One more step closer to normalcy.