Day 73, Diane

It's almost day 74 Which is the day Scott leaves hospital living! I can't hide my joy! I am so excited that we're going home to live as a family again. The kids are so excited that we will all be home again as a family. Scott is so excited to get out of the hospital and have his family again. SO MUCH JOY!

Since Scott has learn he has an end date for being in the hospital and then going home and having it go so well he is a new man. He is now treating all the staff how as he has treated people he knew pre-injury. The easiest way to explain this is, he started interacting more with his nurses and especially his therapists. After being in the hospital so long being told what to do all the time he became very introverted where staff was concerned. Not now, he laughs and jokes with them just like with eveyone else. He has progressed so much in the last week, it is amazing.

With heading home he's moves to the in-home therapy phase. We are hoping to move through this stage quickly and start out-patient therapies so he can came to the clinic and progress faster... which will still be slower than Scott will like :)

In the real morning, not the middle of the night morning, I'll get words of wisdom from Scott, Coby and Cora to post, as for now I'll share a phrase I learned at work today.
The Wenatchee YMCA had a Centennial luncheon where Mac Bledsoe (father of Drew Bledsoe the NFL quarterback) was the key note speaker. He shared many great and inspirational things, but the one that stuck out the most was this:
"The ideas in your head, rule your world"
If you want more info on Mac Bledsoe, he truly is an inspiring man, his website is: parentingwithdignity.com

At this time in our lives, I think this will be a new family motto.
Scott will have a full recovery! It will be sooner than the 'typical' brain injury patient!
Cuz dang it he goes home, well TODAY!