Day 44: Hey Hey Hey Goodbye - April 26, 2012

Sorry no fun video tonight. 

Today has been a day of prep work and goodbyes. Tomorrow we officially end our stay here at Barrows Neuro Rehab which means we won't have any therapies tomorrow. We are so appreciative of all the help and care we have had here. It amazes me to think of how far Scott has come in such a short time!

We started off his day with physical therapy. Today we mostly watched Scott do his thing... including walking, and moving up and down the stairs unassisted. "Wahoo" for no more gate belt or blue gown. I was also announced as his official public hand holder which means we are free to hold hands in public wherever we go. I will also act as his bodyguard if he should ever need one. So watch out... I have some big muscles. :) (I will mostly be stationed on his right side to help in crowed areas, and be on the lookout for curbs and other potential tripping hazards.)

After our first session of PT we headed off to speech therapy where Scott continued to do an impressive job at every task. Do you remember the alphabet game he did a week ago? One of todays challenges was to take 3 letters and name the letter that comes directly before or after the stated letters.

For Example:

D   T   U

If you were to answer for the letters that come before they would be, C, S, T

If you were to answer for the letters that come after they would be, E, U, V

He would take groups of 3 letters and answer for the before and then on the next line he would alternate to answer what letters come after. 

It was tricky but he did a great job. 

For OT today he has been given the approval to use a Thera-band. He has been doing more work on the right arm and shoulder. We were also given a list of exercise to continue once we get home.

We were also able to go on a quick outing today to Chipotle with his PT, Recreational Therapist, and another patient.  Scott got a burrito that was about as big as his thigh. He thoroughly enjoyed devouring it as we enjoyed some cooler, yet humid, Arizona weather. 

Yumm makes you hungry just looking at it. 

We quickly made it back to the hospital in time to have a very very important interview with the Director of CTN. (Center for Transitional Neuro Rehab) We were so happy and thankful that Scott's physician has been pushing so hard to get him into this program. It was a great meeting and we are happy to announce that Scott will be starting a "staggered admission" into the program. Basically this means the program is full at this point. As the different therapies begin to have openings we begin meeting with them until he is full immersed in the program. We are hoping by next Friday we will be starting the initial assessments for at least two of the disciplines. 

This is huge news and we are so excited!! The ultimate goal of this type of program is to have the patient return to payed work or back to a school setting. We have been told that Scott is a "perfect" candidate for CTN.

The rest of the day was spent in silent reverie, as we anticipate the events of tomorrow. I am still amazed that tomorrow Scott and I will actually be HOME!!! No more nights spent in the hospital!! We can hopeful get some uninterrupted sleep. 

Speaking of sleep it's about time I get to bed. 

Goodnight to all.

I know I say it often but I mean it every single time, thank you for your love, prayers, and support!

Love,

Ashley