No surprise

Yesterday Matt was wiped out and took several long naps through therapy appointments. He always wakes up quite upset whenever this happens and thinks it's another step backwards. I tried to explain that it is normal for people recovering from head injuries and is, in fact, expected that he has tired days. He seemed to feel a little better after that, but certainly not happy.

Today, of course, is another story and he's doing great. In speech this morning he practiced making category lists. His therapist says "fruits" and he tries to say as many as he can in a minute. Monday it was 4, with hints, and today it was 8 all on his own. Then he said he wanted to list "meats" and I lost count of how many he said (when have we ever had filet mignon and why would he remember that?). Next was 'vegetables' and he couldn't think of any! :-) Of course he was tired of thinking by then so he took a break for awhile. Then he wanted to continue making lists during down time which he hasn't wanted to do in a long time.

It's still weird to see him walking out of therapy by himself and without a helmet, but he's doing great on his own with just a cane. We've had to figure out where to keep all his stuff near his bed so that he can get up and ready by himself. I've had to learn to back off and let him do things himself, but he's quick to give me 'friendly' reminders when I help to much. :-)