10:45am
Taylor has done it again. After only a few days on the more thickened food, he's been bumped up to "mechanical soft" consistency. This is the last stop before just plain old regular food. More importantly, it's one less roadblock to the feeding tube coming out.
The therapists have to keep revising his plan since he's been progressing so quickly. The speech therapist, that oversees his ability to eat and determines changes in his diet, is giddy over his progress.
Yesterday, he walked .9 mile - non-stop- at 1.8mph. This, the day after he had 4 ingrown toenails surgically removed. If the therapists ask him to walk 25 minutes, he asks if he can do 30.
Taylor is reconsidering the 2 goals he wants to meet before leaving where he is now and moving home to continue in out-patient rehab. He's always said he wants to be able to walk on his own, and to eat regular food before he leaves. He's now thinking about leaving once he can eat and is off the feeding tube, then continue on his walking in out-patient.
But, if he continues what we've seen happening in the past couple of weeks, it looks like he'll be walking on his own much sooner than anyone thought.
Yesterday and last evening five of Taylor's buddies came down to visit. Three of them had not seen him since he was so heavily medicated, and had not seen him walk or been able to talk to him. One said "That's the old Taylor in there". It IS the old Taylor in there. He is 100% him. He is the life of the party - no wonder he has such a big network of friends. I think he was the 1 man Entertainment Committee.
Taylor has done it again. After only a few days on the more thickened food, he's been bumped up to "mechanical soft" consistency. This is the last stop before just plain old regular food. More importantly, it's one less roadblock to the feeding tube coming out.
The therapists have to keep revising his plan since he's been progressing so quickly. The speech therapist, that oversees his ability to eat and determines changes in his diet, is giddy over his progress.
Yesterday, he walked .9 mile - non-stop- at 1.8mph. This, the day after he had 4 ingrown toenails surgically removed. If the therapists ask him to walk 25 minutes, he asks if he can do 30.
Taylor is reconsidering the 2 goals he wants to meet before leaving where he is now and moving home to continue in out-patient rehab. He's always said he wants to be able to walk on his own, and to eat regular food before he leaves. He's now thinking about leaving once he can eat and is off the feeding tube, then continue on his walking in out-patient.
But, if he continues what we've seen happening in the past couple of weeks, it looks like he'll be walking on his own much sooner than anyone thought.
Yesterday and last evening five of Taylor's buddies came down to visit. Three of them had not seen him since he was so heavily medicated, and had not seen him walk or been able to talk to him. One said "That's the old Taylor in there". It IS the old Taylor in there. He is 100% him. He is the life of the party - no wonder he has such a big network of friends. I think he was the 1 man Entertainment Committee.
Stubborn genes.
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