12:10pm
Six of Taylor's friends made the trip last night to visit him and stayed the evening. Now that the Trach is out, it is SO much easier for him to talk. And, he can finally laugh. Really laugh...and he did a lot of that last night. They got so loud at one point , as you would expect 7 guys to be, I walked outside to see if they could be heard. His room is so soundproof, I could hear nothing 3' from the door. Party on!
Taylor and I have talked a lot about the "new Taylor" that will emerge from this. He fully recognizes how lucky he is to be able to visit and laugh with friends, and knows that his daredevil personality will change. He agreed that the first thing we do is sell his motorcycle. And, his skateboarding days are probably over for quite a while...if not forever. Instead of doing everything at Taylor-speed (around Warp 9), he knows he needs to just chill.
He has the best friends on the planet. They have not only recognized how quickly Taylor could have been taken away, but I know some have learned from this experience as well. Many have confided that they have just stopped engaging in reckless behavior that they never gave a lot of thought to. Most have. One friend visited recently who was slightly injured from riding on his skateboard while being pulled by a car. Hopefully, he'll think about Taylor the next time he thinks.."hmmm...I bet it would be fun to travel at 30mph on a skateboard".
Taylor's rehab yesterday went well. He's now using a walker with 2 wheels on front. He'll next use a walker with all wheels which will give him much more mobility once he masters it. After that, it's WALKING.
Soon, I'll probably update the blog every few days instead of every day. The only 2 remaining medical accomplishments will be when he gets the Aspen collar off of his neck and when the feeding tube is removed. The collar will hopefully go on 5/29, but no clue when the tube will come out, but it will likely be more than a month from now.
He continues to do well in rehab, but since he's done so much in such a short time, I think thinks will slow down a little as he just slowly gets better at everything.
Six of Taylor's friends made the trip last night to visit him and stayed the evening. Now that the Trach is out, it is SO much easier for him to talk. And, he can finally laugh. Really laugh...and he did a lot of that last night. They got so loud at one point , as you would expect 7 guys to be, I walked outside to see if they could be heard. His room is so soundproof, I could hear nothing 3' from the door. Party on!
Taylor and I have talked a lot about the "new Taylor" that will emerge from this. He fully recognizes how lucky he is to be able to visit and laugh with friends, and knows that his daredevil personality will change. He agreed that the first thing we do is sell his motorcycle. And, his skateboarding days are probably over for quite a while...if not forever. Instead of doing everything at Taylor-speed (around Warp 9), he knows he needs to just chill.
He has the best friends on the planet. They have not only recognized how quickly Taylor could have been taken away, but I know some have learned from this experience as well. Many have confided that they have just stopped engaging in reckless behavior that they never gave a lot of thought to. Most have. One friend visited recently who was slightly injured from riding on his skateboard while being pulled by a car. Hopefully, he'll think about Taylor the next time he thinks.."hmmm...I bet it would be fun to travel at 30mph on a skateboard".
Taylor's rehab yesterday went well. He's now using a walker with 2 wheels on front. He'll next use a walker with all wheels which will give him much more mobility once he masters it. After that, it's WALKING.
Soon, I'll probably update the blog every few days instead of every day. The only 2 remaining medical accomplishments will be when he gets the Aspen collar off of his neck and when the feeding tube is removed. The collar will hopefully go on 5/29, but no clue when the tube will come out, but it will likely be more than a month from now.
He continues to do well in rehab, but since he's done so much in such a short time, I think thinks will slow down a little as he just slowly gets better at everything.
3 comments:
Pretty soon we are going to being calling( as in the past ) to say " hey what's new with you guys. " What an awesome feeling for all of you!
Love, Mel
I always knew he had a laugh in him!! I look foward to his crooked smile when he comes to visit.
Denys
We (MICU) are so excited for you Taylor! Keep it up!
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