Lots has happened since last Wednesday. We all got to go home! We left Thursday, after David's last therapy session, arriving in beautiful Riverside at midnight. Our house was still standing, and in good shape, thanks to some awesome friends and neighbors.
We had an appointment on Friday morning to visit Casa Colina, the rehab hospital in Pomona, which is about 45-60 minutes from our house. We took the whirlwind tour, and left confused. It is a nice facility, and the Transitional TBI program looks very good, and it is 5.5 hours closer than Palo Alto. David would live there, but we could bring him home on weekends. However, David has grown fond of the Palo Alto VA, and enjoys his doctors, nurses and therapists, and they also offer a transitional program. So, we will have to make a hard decision.
On Saturday lots of David's friends came over and hung out. Even some of mine and Patty's "old" friends came over (Patty had not been home for 4 months) and it was fun to see everyone.
After church on Sunday we had a family picnic (and some more of David's friends) and it was great catching up with everyone.
On Monday David and I drove back to start our last three weeks here. As we were pulling up to the hospital David said "this is wierd but I'm kind of happy to be back". It has been a strange 'home away from home', and the people here are great!
Tuesday was back into the grind, with breakfast at 7AM, and therapies starting at 9 and ending at 4PM. There were many comments on how much David has progressed, even from last week. It is a testament to the Lords grace, lots of faithfull prayer, David's drive, and the skill and love of the staff here. We really have 'gratefull hearts'.
Steve
We had an appointment on Friday morning to visit Casa Colina, the rehab hospital in Pomona, which is about 45-60 minutes from our house. We took the whirlwind tour, and left confused. It is a nice facility, and the Transitional TBI program looks very good, and it is 5.5 hours closer than Palo Alto. David would live there, but we could bring him home on weekends. However, David has grown fond of the Palo Alto VA, and enjoys his doctors, nurses and therapists, and they also offer a transitional program. So, we will have to make a hard decision.
On Saturday lots of David's friends came over and hung out. Even some of mine and Patty's "old" friends came over (Patty had not been home for 4 months) and it was fun to see everyone.
After church on Sunday we had a family picnic (and some more of David's friends) and it was great catching up with everyone.
On Monday David and I drove back to start our last three weeks here. As we were pulling up to the hospital David said "this is wierd but I'm kind of happy to be back". It has been a strange 'home away from home', and the people here are great!
Tuesday was back into the grind, with breakfast at 7AM, and therapies starting at 9 and ending at 4PM. There were many comments on how much David has progressed, even from last week. It is a testament to the Lords grace, lots of faithfull prayer, David's drive, and the skill and love of the staff here. We really have 'gratefull hearts'.
Steve
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