Change of plans

We had a change of plans today regarding surgery for C. One of the head nurses came in this morning and said Doc wants to take a better look at C's cadaver skin and donor sites, when he goes in for his dressing change. After Doc took a look he came into C's room and said he thinks that everything looks good enough and will wait and do all C's grafting in surgery next week. I was relieved that they dont have to put C under twice now and was also thankful that theres only 1 more surgery left! So I jumped the gun and did some math. If C has surgery next Wed as planned then 3 weeks after that we should be on our way out of Akron! (donor sites and grafts take that long to heal) Sweet!
The tub team has to put a different type of bandage on C today and its the type that needs changed everday. There is 1 member of this team that C is particularly fond of even if C doesnt say so out loud. This gentleman makes C feel at ease and I wish he was there everyday when C goes in but he's not. Thanks P for taking good care of my little boy!!!
C had an intense version of PT today and I knew this lady was gonna have her hands full the moment she came to the door. C does so much better with the staff that he's met more than twice. This lady was new and bless her heart she persisted. When she started with C's hands I could tell he was getting annoyed but then she moved to his legs. Big mistake! He screamed and cried and yelled 'I DONT WANT TO!, and 'LET ME GO'. Mind you I didnt raise my boys to talk back to people and to respect them when they ask something. She wanted him to swing his legs over the side of the bed so he could walk with her help. 'I DONT WANT TO' was his answer in the loudest decibel I've ever heard. Eventually she got him on both feet doing his 'shuffle' and then went back to the bed and he sat all by himself on the edge for a little while. She then left and said 'see ya later Coleson' but she got the biggest coldest shoulder I've ever seen. I told her not to take offense, and she said 'Oh this was a good session, I didnt get cussed at'. :)
Right after C's PT, a bull mastiff named Zeus came to visit, but I think he was feeling as worn out as C was and didnt do any tricks. I thought it funny that they were both feeling the same way! Kendall and Tate went up to see C tonite and were playing wii and having a blast. C was barking orders from his chair on how to play the games. :) I am so glad that the boys openly ask questions about C and what things are for. I've been taking pictures of C and different things he's been doing. I wasnt going to but then a few people have mentioned that in time we will forget things and that maybe one day C would like to look back and see how far he's come. I thought to maybe it'll help his story in the long run as well! I may or may not post them on here, I'm not sure yet. Gotta grab some shut eye.........
Amy