Taylor is wrapping up his first month at home, and it didn't take him long to get back in the groove of being Taylor.
He yells at his sister, and usually runs late when coming home after being out with friends. He sometimes plays the "thump thump" music too loud, and where ever his dirty clothes happen to hit the floor, that's where they stay until someone else picks them up. It's been great. All of it. OK. So the coming home late thing has not gone over well with us, but it's better to have him around to worry about than have to have faced the alternative.
He tires out pretty easily sometimes, so often will come home before the time we agreed on. And, we don't let him go anywhere unless the person driving is committed to helping him get around, keeps him safe and makes sure he wears a seat belt. We are still on pins and needles until he walks in the door - and always will be.
Taylor has eaten most meals somewhere other than home. He's eaten out more in the past month than most people do in a year. That is, however, about to be curtailed big time unless he starts taking contributions to pay for it. He always ate like a horse, but only now have we ever known just how much he can consume. I almost took him to get his leg x-rayed to see if it's hollow. He can eat what most people would think is a meal, but it ends up being something to hold him over until he eats something else.
We've been really surprised that he hasn't been to Shogun yet. It's one of his favorites and something he talked about for 3 months in rehab. He said he wants to go for a special reason, not just for the sake of going. He turns 21 on September 5th, so if that's not special enough I'm not sure what is.
Physical therapy is going well. Today the group went for an outing at the Farmer's Market in Downtown Winter Haven. Taylor used a cane for the entire trip and did really well, according to his therapist. I watched him walk with it and his gate looks very normal. When he walks without aid (around the house) he does so with his arms bent at the elbow and doesn't swing them naturally. The Therapist said that should go away in time.
Tomorrow we're planning on meeting the Paramedics that were the first to give Taylor medical aid as he layed on the shoulder of the road in the middle of the night. They were the ones that started his healing. We wanted to see them before now, but vacation schedules, shift schedules and our schedules haven't meshed until now.
A week from now, we head back to the University of Florida to see what our options are regarding the paralysis of Taylor's face.
He yells at his sister, and usually runs late when coming home after being out with friends. He sometimes plays the "thump thump" music too loud, and where ever his dirty clothes happen to hit the floor, that's where they stay until someone else picks them up. It's been great. All of it. OK. So the coming home late thing has not gone over well with us, but it's better to have him around to worry about than have to have faced the alternative.
He tires out pretty easily sometimes, so often will come home before the time we agreed on. And, we don't let him go anywhere unless the person driving is committed to helping him get around, keeps him safe and makes sure he wears a seat belt. We are still on pins and needles until he walks in the door - and always will be.
Taylor has eaten most meals somewhere other than home. He's eaten out more in the past month than most people do in a year. That is, however, about to be curtailed big time unless he starts taking contributions to pay for it. He always ate like a horse, but only now have we ever known just how much he can consume. I almost took him to get his leg x-rayed to see if it's hollow. He can eat what most people would think is a meal, but it ends up being something to hold him over until he eats something else.
We've been really surprised that he hasn't been to Shogun yet. It's one of his favorites and something he talked about for 3 months in rehab. He said he wants to go for a special reason, not just for the sake of going. He turns 21 on September 5th, so if that's not special enough I'm not sure what is.
Physical therapy is going well. Today the group went for an outing at the Farmer's Market in Downtown Winter Haven. Taylor used a cane for the entire trip and did really well, according to his therapist. I watched him walk with it and his gate looks very normal. When he walks without aid (around the house) he does so with his arms bent at the elbow and doesn't swing them naturally. The Therapist said that should go away in time.
Tomorrow we're planning on meeting the Paramedics that were the first to give Taylor medical aid as he layed on the shoulder of the road in the middle of the night. They were the ones that started his healing. We wanted to see them before now, but vacation schedules, shift schedules and our schedules haven't meshed until now.
A week from now, we head back to the University of Florida to see what our options are regarding the paralysis of Taylor's face.
2 comments:
I can't believe he's been home a month! Or that our Taylor sons are turning 21. Mine on Sept. 3 ....
I cannot believe it's been a month since he's been home. Happy Birthday Taylor!!!!!
Denys
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