Ed's headed home

I have good news & bad news, and they are both the same news. Ed is sitting in the waiting room at the hospital, waiting to be released; to home, not to rehab.

Their insurance balked at paying for in care rehab and will be sending someone to work with him on physical therapy at their house instead.

He sounds stubborn and ornery; back to his old self? a sign of health? maybe.

Ed's "frugal" way of living will likely prevent him from remaining housebound. He's got things to do and places to be and is unwilling to remain housebound beholden to Jeanne as chauffeur. I've asked him to plan on not driving, but did not get an affirmative response to this request.

Ditto on the absence of alcohol.
His ongoing health depends on a "lifestyle change" which must persist past his recovery from this episode, but I didn't hear an affirmative response acknowledging this either.