Tuesday morning

Now that Matt's had his surgery and things are progressing along, we're starting to hear talk of discharge. It's going to be a long process, but at least his therapists are talking about it. I think Matt was worried that Crotched Mountain would be his only chance of recovery and that therapy would end once he went home or that he would be stuck here until he recovered what he could. He's pretty thrilled with the idea of living at home and continuing therapy there.

We have a care plan meeting tomorrow and will get a better idea of the next steps. We're going to have to find new therapists and programs to help Matt with his speech and his right arm. Yesterday his speech therapist told Matt that it could be another 6 months before he really recovers his communication skills, but that it seems entirely possible. I think time lines make Matt feel much better - even though it's a long time, he can see the end of the road. His arm is another matter, though. He's convinced that it's never going to work because he doesn't see any progress. We can't really give him an idea of how long it will take or how much will come back either, so it's really frustrating for him. It's also difficult because with his arm, it's all or nothing to him. At least with speech we are able to communicate fine on a functional basis as he's relearning words and fluency.