She ain't near as skeered as she's gonna need to be if she don't start movin'...
Seriously, the reality is that most of her problem now is mental. She thinks she can't do anything, therefore she can't do anything. It will be a shock when wife stops carrying meals to her chair (that would be tomorrow). But the reality is she could've been eating at the table weeks ago.
The doctor understands this now. He's agreed to not tell her anything negative that could possibly happen, because she would sit around worrying until it did happen.
She's still got some recovery to do. But if she doesn't start moving, she's not going to get any better.
Best of luck to Nana! As I read on another board, "Motion is lotion" and it's pretty much true, once the doctors give the green-light.
He needs to start the "Happy Talk".