Good news from yesterday. Bob’s PT, Ranit, reported to his nurse, Melissa, that they had him standing up yesterday a couple of times. I am sure that he was well supported but I’m hoping to see even more progress when I am up there later on this week. His urinary tract infection is also starting to clear up (due to the Foley catheter he had for three weeks). And they are now giving him Xanax to help him sleep a little more. He still isn’t sleeping well and is very tired most of the time.
Mikey and I have been on the phone with him and Bob gets emotional any time he hears Mikey’s voice. The concierge, Robin, was able to have us FaceTime with Bob last night and he misses us terribly. He was so grateful to Robin to be able to see us live and we were happy about it too.
Today is Bob’s first full team conference where everyone that plays a part in his care meets to discuss his progress. Since today is the first one, they will also give an estimated length of stay at Magee. But that’s exactly what it is. An estimation. He *should* stay there as long as they can provide him with medical attention that can’t be met or adequately delivered in an outpatient setting. It doesn’t mean that if they say “3 Weeks” that he will be back to “normal” after three weeks. His “normal” is what he was before the accident and that is called his baseline. No one can really tell me when that could be because it’s his brain. Or if he will get back to baseline. But he’s a fighter. And the people helping him heal are also fighters.
Miracles happen at Magee. I believe in a way back for Bob. I know that he can do it and that the staff and facility at Magee are what we need to make our family whole again.