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The discharge usually happens early. A nurse hands you a folder, a pharmacy list, and a date for the next review. You sign something. And then you are standing in the hospital lobby with your mother in a wheelchair, wondering how on earth you are going to get her up the stairs at home. That … Read more

The surgery is done. Now comes the part nobody really prepares you for. Those first few weeks at home can feel strange. You’re sore, tired, and not quite sure how much you should be doing. Push too hard and you risk a setback. Do too little and you stiffen up and slow down. Most people … Read more

The discharge papers are signed. Everyone feels relieved. You bring your father home, settle him into his own bed, and assume the hard part is behind you. It usually isn’t. The hospital treats the crisis. What happens in the weeks that follow, the slow, unglamorous work of actually getting better, is where recovery is either … Read more