HI this is Abby here-
he has moved to room 7789. this is not the ICU. They have started his phis. therapy again, just sitting up at the edge of the bed, moving legs/arms neck around.
my mom, and brother Josh are here today. Josh got in Saturday from Thailand. he'll be here for about 2 weeks.
I called and now i  am waiting for the social worker to come by and give me a print out about kaiser palliative care and hospice care. it's sounding like we are headed towards palliative/pain management care, but we still have lots of questions and don't have all the info we need yet.
He has been awake, talking quietly here and there.  He looks better everyday, but overall, weak and tired.
He was very Happy to see Josh for the first time in over a year ! Smiling and asking questions. little bit confused (" have you learned any Russian?" Josh has been in various countries in Asia for almost 7 years) and some coherent questions (''where is the new school your are teaching in?" Josh has been teaching English in schools everywhere he goes.)
His stomach hurts, his toes are still hurting. They give him pain meds when he complains. They are going to do an ultra sound of his kidneys soon if not sometime today. The docs want to see what they look like at this point in time. He has been doing dialysis daily.
that's all for now.. I'll update as I get more info. Debby, thanks for the new yorker link. Janet thanks for the Dialysis in hospice articles.