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We got here today about 1 o'clock. Dad was sleeping. He has another infection which is gram stain negative. From what I read, the difficulty with that is the bacteria cell wall is more difficult to penetrate with antibiotics. They do have him on a new antibiotic, so hopefully it will work like all the other ones he has had to take.

We stayed for about an hour. Valerie's was working today and we spoke with her for a bit about rehab facilities to check out today. We ended up going to 2. Holy Family and Ballard. We went to Holy Family first, it was nice. The guy who showed us around was very informative. It was a quaint, homey type place. I liked it, but they don't have a contract with dads insurance company. He mentioned we could request his insurance company do a single contract, but those are hard to get.

We then went to Ballard. This place is sooo awesome. The entry way is like a 5 star hotel. The rehab facility is unlike any I have EVER seen. They have a car inside for patients to practice getting in and out of, a replica of a grocery store, an ATM, bedroom, kitchen, shower, etc. Everything you could possible need for rehab. There goal is to get you weaned and physically rehabbed as fast as possible. They do rehab 7 days per week. Scott and I REALLY loved this place.

We are swinging through Waterloo on the way home tomorrow to check it out. If it isn't even close to Ballard, Scott and I are pushing for staying in Chicago.

Dad says he cant feel his legs anymore and Valerie was in there when we were poking him too, so she is going to investigate into that further. I hope its nothing serious.

We are going back to the hotel soon. Scott broke his leg walking into a fire hydrant outside this hamburger place called Five Guys Burger and Fries. It was funny.