Scott is scheduled for discharge from Barrow Rehabilitation Hospital next Friday, April 27th. His rate of progress is so advanced that he is being referred to CTN, an exclusive Transition Neuro-Rehabilitation outpatient program here at Barrow. CTN is an exclusive accelerated rehabilitation program and even though Scott has been referred, there is no guarantee he will get in because of a lengthy waiting list. The attending Neurophysician and her team will be doing everything in their power to have him admitted. We hope and pray they are able to work magic.
Today Scott got approval for two off site excursions over the next three days. The first will be tomorrow afternoon to go to an Optician and choose a couple glasses frames for his prescription. The second is for Sunday so he and Ashley can go to church. They are both incredibly excited.
Another big scheduled deadline was communicated today when Scott phoned the Dean of his Medical School to schedule a meeting to discuss his return to school. They have set up a meeting for next week but during the call Scott was told that he would become a member of the class one year behind unless he can return by July, then he could remain with his current class. You know Scott immediately jumped on the opportunity and has expressed his intent of returning to his class. He certainly understands that it will require a ton of work. I will be retrieving a study guide from his house tomorrow so he can begin. GAME ON!!!
Scott's left arm with the severe burn grew a couple blisters overnight. Alas, a wound bandage was added today for the arm while it heals. No worries as he continued to relearn songs on his guitar. Here is his therapy session where he turned speech therapy into music therapy.
Scott's right hand and lower leg remain numb and tingly. The pins and needles are a good sign of nerve regeneration and with each day we see improved function
The biggest challenge over the next week will be that the rate of Scott's progress will exceed the ability for the system to get him admitted into outpatient rehabilitation. He may actually be forced to be discharged before he can be accepted into the next program of choice. Again an example of insurance companies working their hardest to suppress our ability to be a consumer of health care. But the bigger picture is Scott and his amazing recovery. We are so very grateful.
Joy!
-- Mickey Moore
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