- - - SURE FOOTED - - -

E te whanau whanui, tena no koutou katoa!!

Matauria just filled me in on Dad's first days in Rotorua

Dad is moving around reasonably well - and is sure-footed!! The physios are working quite closely with him towards a measure of full recovery.

He is now able to feed himself and is eating all the food that he is given - although he sometimes requires a tube.

Matauria is now looking towards having the house assessed and prepared before dad is released - so she is working closely with the Doctors in Rotorua and may well contact Tuwharetoa Health Services for assistance

All-in-all progress is comng along nicely

We are still waiting for our copy of the minutes of the whanau meeting from Tuesday & we are still waiting for a "critcial care plan" so that we can monitor dads progress - the wheels turn slowly!!

Edward rang and talked with Whakararangi who is home in Taupo

When i know more - i will let you all know

Hei kona
Hauiti

Roto-Vegas

Ko te Arawa te waka
te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa
Ki Aotearoa
Ngatoroirangi tohunga
E karanga nei,
Powhiri atu ra
Tena ra koutou katoa!!

As we speak, Dad is being transported to Rotorua to continue with his recovery programme!!
The family are currently gathering themselves together, i understand that Tapeka may be accompanying the family down to Rotorua - Dad is getting closer to the homelands!!

We are grateful for our Tainui whanau for looking after us whilst we were in Hamilton, Tainui country: Hineauri, Phillipa, Ebony, Uncle Donald, our cousin LittleBit, and more recently Tapeka. We would also like to thank Andrienne Arthur and her team at Te Rauawaawa for advocating on our behalf.

Te Rauawaawa

Nga mihi hoki ki a ratou o ICU me Ward 14 mo o ratou manaaki ki a matou katoa

Naaku noa
Hauiti

Leaps & Bounds ! !

Mauri ora koutou katoa

Thursday

8:24am

Dad slept well

Had a good breakfast

There was some discussion about having a PICC inserted

12:30pm

Shower took a lot out of dad

Now too tired to eat

Rarangi will feed him later

TV on order so that he can enjoy the NEWS (he also got Rarangi to run off and get him a paper!!)

1:30pm

had a little eat, now resting

physio – making an effort to exercise

Friday
I just finished talking to Rarangi.
He indicated that dad had a great night's sleep and that his exercises went very well! He is also talking more and more. As we write he is being wheeled off for an xray

The family have a meeting with the Doctors this coming Monday regarding his progress and any upcoming procedures.

Wayne & Rawea visited yesterday while Rarangi was catching up on his moe. I think dad was quite pleased to see his moko Wayne.

2:39pm
Rarangi:
dad is having a very good day so far. Physio staff have compromised their programme thanks to Hineauri & Dad


Naaku Noa
Hauiti

Kua pau te hau!!

Tongariro maunga tapu
e pupuhi nei te hau matao
ki Waikato!!

e aku rangatira tena koutou katoa!

Just to bring you all up-to-date
We met a really lovely nurse (night shift Sunday) that dad responds to - her name is linda!


She is very accommodating and always takes the time to explain to us what she is doing.

Monday night gave my brother and i an opportunity to catch up after a long absence

Yesterday (Tuesday) Dad had a difficult day - as Rarangi describes it "they pushed him a little hard" - so he became a little worn out. I left the hospital at around 10am to catch a plane back to Dunedin at 11:10am - Ae ra, i have run out of gas so have gone home for a little rest!!

While i was still there, Dad called Hineauri to his bedside and reminded her of an incident that occurred some 50+ years ago at Oruamatua in Moawhango. She was 2 years old and found a live wire which she grabbed - and just yelled loud!! Dad heard her and came running, took her in his arms and cradled her.

Today
We have had a round of telephone calls concerning a procedure that requires a tube stuck in the arm. As it turns out, dad has developed an infection in the lung which requires some attention - hence the tube (otherwise known as a PICC) which will be used to administer anti-biotics directly.

Grateful for Hineauri being there to help our brother in his time of need

Naaku noa
Hauiti

Tonotono!!

E nga uri whakaheke o Tuwharetoa

tena ra koutou katoa

Well, Dad had his first day/night in the ward - and already he is ordering us around!!

Anyway, it is good to finally have him in the ward where we can be a constant presence. So, Rarangi is here and spent the night with dad. Tereinamu managed to get dad to start eating & drinking and Rarangi took over from her.

We have a journal to monitor his progress (liquid intake, medication, food intake, turn-overs, routines, urine output, blood pressure, physio and so on) and to keep a record of what the doctors are doing to him - so far so good. He needs alot of sleep, he needs food to get his strength levels up, and he will need physio to prepare him for physical activity


That was last night
He looks like he had a good sleep! He was a new man after they gave him a shower!!

Today he had a constant stream of visitors: Rawea, Misty & Baby, Josh/Ranui & Baby and our cousin Hineauri

Rarangi will be bedside over the coming week - he will be sleeping bedside to help with dad's recovery. His NEW cell is: 02102395596 (as soon as i give him the SIM)

Tereinamu headed home for Dunedin this morning

Aurora, thanks for the comments - i just found them today after matauria mentioned them to me on saturday!! i have left a comment for you

Heoi ano
thankyou all for your thoughts, prayers, karakia, whakamoemiti - we are most grateful for them!!

Hei kona
Hauiti

Tirohia ki runga!!

Mauri ora mai ra ano!!
Rarangi, myself and Tereinamu escorted dad up to Ward 14, room 8 (Fourth floor of the Menzies building) on Sunday at around 1pm - it was great to have some movement!! The amateur video was taken with a wee camera


This video is one of Tereinamu with her koro.







Naaku noa
Hauiti

Kua pakaru te ata, kua marama te ra!!

E nga totara o te wao nui a Tane
huri noa i te motu whanui o Aotearoa, o te Waipounamu
atu ki tawahi hoki!
koutou e manaakitia mai matou
i runga i nga momo whakaaro, whakamoemiti, karakia hoki!!
ko taku tenei e tuku mihi, e tuku aroha, e tuku ngakau hoki
tena ra koutou katoa!!

I have some GREAT NEWS!!!!
Dad is being moved to ward 14 in an hour!! - to the ward NOT to HDU but to the WARD!!

Kaore he korero e tua atu i tenei!!

Naaku noa
Hauiti