Taylor kicks ass in rehab

8:00am

Taylor started rehab yesterday at 9am and finished up at 4pm. He was pooped when I visited at 5pm yesterday. He said it was hard, but that he liked doing it. His physical therapist stopped by and said that he id remarkably well, and was able to do things that she really didn't expect him to be able to. She said his determination was apparent, and that he was already way beyond where many with similar injuries are at this stage. She also said he told her that he REALLY wants to walk, and she thinks he's ready to start working on that, so today they'll work on standing him up and helping him get use to that. Dropping blood pressure is an issue for those who haven't stood in a long time, so they'll work on that today and do exercises to strengthen his leg muscles.

I'm on the way there now to learn how help him "stand and pivot" so I can get him out of bed and into a wheelchair when we visit at night and weekends. He likes to go to the lobby or outside to visit, so this will help give him mobility when we or his friends visit.

This week, Taylor's trach will be capped off for long periods of time to see how he handles it. If he can do it continuously for 24-48 hours, he may get the Trach out this Friday. He wants that gone, so let's hope he can pass the test.

Last night, four of Taylor's friends showed up to visit. He wasn't expecting them, so it was a nice surprise.