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It's a done deal. Taylor is coming home in 2 weeks, probably on July 24th. He was shooting for a release date of Friday, July 27th, to start a new rehab program in Winter Haven the following Monday, July 30th. He knows he's on a roll and doesn't want to lose any momentum. By the 24th, we're hopeful the feeding tube will be history and the Aspen collar just a bad memory. He finally figured out how to sleep on his side, but can't wait to finally sleep on his stomach.
I told him he would probably need one to two more days to get a lot of visiting out of the way, since he won't be able to stay up late on nights when he has to be at rehab the next day. So, his mother called our contact at Blue Cross and she is cool with Taylor leaving as early as July 24th. I know a lot of people have to fight with their insurance companies over relatively minor issues, but with all that we've dealt with since March, Pam at Blue Cross/Blue Shield has made this nightmare a whole lot easier to deal with.
Taylor gets what we hope is the final CAT scan of his neck on July 16th, then visits with his Neurosurgeon on July 19th where - hopefully - the collar will finally come off. Shortly after that, he'll get another swallow study to see if he can handle thin liquids. If so, he can once again eat and drink normally.
We've begun the task of trying to determine "the best of the best" experts in nerve issues involving the face so we can see what the options are. If we have to pack up and drive to California, we'll do it. Hopefully, we'll find someone east of the Mississippi, but we'll go wherever he/she is.
It's a done deal. Taylor is coming home in 2 weeks, probably on July 24th. He was shooting for a release date of Friday, July 27th, to start a new rehab program in Winter Haven the following Monday, July 30th. He knows he's on a roll and doesn't want to lose any momentum. By the 24th, we're hopeful the feeding tube will be history and the Aspen collar just a bad memory. He finally figured out how to sleep on his side, but can't wait to finally sleep on his stomach.
I told him he would probably need one to two more days to get a lot of visiting out of the way, since he won't be able to stay up late on nights when he has to be at rehab the next day. So, his mother called our contact at Blue Cross and she is cool with Taylor leaving as early as July 24th. I know a lot of people have to fight with their insurance companies over relatively minor issues, but with all that we've dealt with since March, Pam at Blue Cross/Blue Shield has made this nightmare a whole lot easier to deal with.
Taylor gets what we hope is the final CAT scan of his neck on July 16th, then visits with his Neurosurgeon on July 19th where - hopefully - the collar will finally come off. Shortly after that, he'll get another swallow study to see if he can handle thin liquids. If so, he can once again eat and drink normally.
We've begun the task of trying to determine "the best of the best" experts in nerve issues involving the face so we can see what the options are. If we have to pack up and drive to California, we'll do it. Hopefully, we'll find someone east of the Mississippi, but we'll go wherever he/she is.
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Did they do the home inspection yet? Do you need help getting a ramp set up?
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