Thursday morning

Matt's care planning meeting went really well yesterday. Basically, all his therapists gave us a summary of what they're seeing and what goals they still have for Matt. Even though I am there everyday, it was nice to hear what they are thinking about his overall recovery. They all said that they felt Matt was ready for discharge in the next couple of weeks, but that any time he spends here is still going to be beneficial.

I think that sometimes people get stuck at a rehab hospital while they wait to figure things out at home. Meanwhile, they don't really need inpatient therapy, so they just sit around waiting. Matt still has plenty of progress to make and will continue with all of his therapies up until the day we leave. His care coordinator will be spending the next few days finding outpatient therapists and scheduling a home evaluation. Our time left here will depend on how all of that goes.

Crotched Mountain has one of the best cognitive therapy programs in the country and usually these are only inpatient programs, so if Matt needed it, he would have to stay longer. His speech therapist told us yesterday that he doesn't need cog help - he's understanding everything fine and has no cognitive shortfalls. Since he's 'only' having expressive difficulties, he can continue in regular outpatient speech therapy.

Matt got most of his staples out yesterday - just 3 left in one spot that hasn't healed completely. The rest of it looks great! Even with his hair shaved, it's pretty inconspicuous, so once his hair grows out, it will be almost impossible to see.