Day 49, Diane

Scott is going to be working hard to get home fast that's for sure!
He made it through 3 hours of therapy with flying colors. It was hard work though.

Occupational Therapy: had him get ready for the day. They were assessing how well he can do normal getting ready things on his own. She said that he is starting in a really good place. He was able to do almost everything on his own and with very little queuing.

Physical Therapy: He went up to the gym to work. 1st I got past off on helping him to the bathroom any time I'm there visiting. This entailed her walking with him showing me what to do. Then Scott and I walking to the bathroom. It was not close. After this he went over to this little stepper. He was able to do 40 steps with one break. It was pretty heavy resistance, i tried it out too. Then after a small break it he did a balance test. Weight on one leg while moving the other front to back and side to side. His range of movement is small and his left side is defiantly weaker. I did not get a result from this test. As far as I'm concerned he did much better then I would expect given his injury.

Speech Therapy: Once he was back in his room he started the tests on his memory. It was a lot of questions like: How many days are in a week? name them. How many months in a year? Name them. What holiday is in this month? Then it was scenarios: What would you do first in the situation at home? Theses answers came slower but they came and they were always good answers. Of course I didn't get a answer to where he is based on this test, but he is SO MUCH better than what the doctors prepared us for. Of course doctors always give worst case, but given how much he went through I really expected some kind of major brain issue.

Once again, I truly believe all the friends & family we have following this situation that have been praying and sending uplifting thoughts our way, have made the difference in how Scott has recovered. I can never say Thank You Enough!