In about 2 weeks, Taylor has gone from a fairly slow "mall crawl" walking speed to the now normal adult walking speed of 1.8mph. I watched him on the treadmill yesterday as he walked almost 3/4 of a mile. His top goal at rehab is to walk. He's been working on that for almost 2 months and gets closer everyday. It was much easier, and faster, when he was a toddler. But, considering he came within centimeters of never walking again, we don't mind the wait.
Yesterday was his first official full day of meals that are a thicker ground consistency rather than the watered down milkshake consistency of pureed. He's getting double portions of meat, and cleans his plate. The therapists said they'd like to get him to the average weight of 170 for someone 6' tall. That will never happen. He ate like a horse before the accident and was 148 when the accident occurred. He won't be able to be as physically active as he was before the accident once he gets home, so he may put a little more than 148 on, but I doubt he could get to 170 if he tried.
Taylor's friends continue to keep him motivated and in touch with their happenings while he's in another county. He had 13 visitors on Sunday and Monday. The nurses here said they've never had a patient that has had so many friends come to visit. Part of that is due to him being 45 minutes away from where we live. But, a lot has to do with it being Taylor. They've brought him enough movies to last him while he's here and to enjoy once he gets home, where he'll be spending a lot of time between out-patient therapy sessions.
Yesterday was his first official full day of meals that are a thicker ground consistency rather than the watered down milkshake consistency of pureed. He's getting double portions of meat, and cleans his plate. The therapists said they'd like to get him to the average weight of 170 for someone 6' tall. That will never happen. He ate like a horse before the accident and was 148 when the accident occurred. He won't be able to be as physically active as he was before the accident once he gets home, so he may put a little more than 148 on, but I doubt he could get to 170 if he tried.
Taylor's friends continue to keep him motivated and in touch with their happenings while he's in another county. He had 13 visitors on Sunday and Monday. The nurses here said they've never had a patient that has had so many friends come to visit. Part of that is due to him being 45 minutes away from where we live. But, a lot has to do with it being Taylor. They've brought him enough movies to last him while he's here and to enjoy once he gets home, where he'll be spending a lot of time between out-patient therapy sessions.
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