We just heard that Greg got accepted to the VA!!!
This is FANTASTIC news and we are all SO excited! This means he will be moving asap to the Veteran's Affairs Hospital in Palo Alto where they have all of the state of the art equiptment to care for Greg more fully and completely then at Valley Med.
He will be moved as early as late this week, just as soon as a bed opens up for him! We will give another update soon with more complete info on the new facility!
Keep up those prayers and well wishes, Greg is improving everyday!
Monday, August 16, 2010
Monday, August 2, 2010
The SKY is the Limit!
It's graduation day for Greg, and the news is all good today. Following is a quick update of dad's progress:
1. Greg is breathing without assistance. His trach is plugged, and he is being scheduled to have it removed within the next few days. Once this minor surgery is complete, he will be able to enjoy all the culinary delicacies that Valley Medical has to offer. Can you say, "whipped carrots"?
2. All IV's have been removed, the only remaining input line is his feeding tube. The feeding tube will be removed once he is able to consume enough calories to sustain himself without the added liquid diet boost.
3. Dad has graduated from his status of "Trauma Recovery Patient" and is now officially a "Rehabilitation Patient".
Due to the residual confusion of "someone jiggling my coins", Greg will be transfered to the head injury rehabilitation center today. Dad's mental recovery has been as miraculous as his physical recovery, but he is feeling a bit (ok, lot) frustrated with the lingering confusion. The doctors are optimistic that with more time things will straighten out. Greg can speak, read, and is quickly recovering the full extent of his vocabulary. Yesterday the man was heard to say, "Yeah, right. That helps. Why don't you give me another platitude", with a biting sarcasm previously reserved only for teenage girls. He was right though, it was a platitude.
And if that wasn't enough good news for you...
4. Upon physical examination today, Greg responded to pain below the waist! The doctor was poking around, "can you feel this?"... poke... poke... poke, "can you feel this?" ...poke... and dad unexpectedly jumped and said, "Yes". So as any good doctor would, he tried it again. =)
After a full examination the doctor happily announced, "This changes things. Greg's status has changed from 'complete' to 'incomplete'. The sky is the limit for his rehabilitation."
1. Greg is breathing without assistance. His trach is plugged, and he is being scheduled to have it removed within the next few days. Once this minor surgery is complete, he will be able to enjoy all the culinary delicacies that Valley Medical has to offer. Can you say, "whipped carrots"?
2. All IV's have been removed, the only remaining input line is his feeding tube. The feeding tube will be removed once he is able to consume enough calories to sustain himself without the added liquid diet boost.
3. Dad has graduated from his status of "Trauma Recovery Patient" and is now officially a "Rehabilitation Patient".
Due to the residual confusion of "someone jiggling my coins", Greg will be transfered to the head injury rehabilitation center today. Dad's mental recovery has been as miraculous as his physical recovery, but he is feeling a bit (ok, lot) frustrated with the lingering confusion. The doctors are optimistic that with more time things will straighten out. Greg can speak, read, and is quickly recovering the full extent of his vocabulary. Yesterday the man was heard to say, "Yeah, right. That helps. Why don't you give me another platitude", with a biting sarcasm previously reserved only for teenage girls. He was right though, it was a platitude.
And if that wasn't enough good news for you...
4. Upon physical examination today, Greg responded to pain below the waist! The doctor was poking around, "can you feel this?"... poke... poke... poke, "can you feel this?" ...poke... and dad unexpectedly jumped and said, "Yes". So as any good doctor would, he tried it again. =)
After a full examination the doctor happily announced, "This changes things. Greg's status has changed from 'complete' to 'incomplete'. The sky is the limit for his rehabilitation."
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