13 April 2008

Aaron went to rehab twice last week and on Friday, the decision was made to discharge him from the physical therapy portion! His balance has greatly improved and he's walking much, much better. It's been tough for the therapists to know just exactly how far to go with him, given the fact that they didn't know him pre-surgery and how pronounced the weakness in his right side already was. He was sent home with some exercises to continue doing and he will also continue with occupational therapy twice a week. That seems to be going pretty well for him. He has sort of reached a plateau where the return of use/sensation is concerned. He is very determined to at least get back what use he did have of his right hand/arm prior to surgery. Knowing him, he'll do it!

Other than that, he's doing quite well! There are still some issues with memory and his ability to get certain words out and with their sounds in the right order. He also still gets pretty tired about mid-afternoon. All in all, I'd say he's recovering quite nicely -- even quicker than I would've anticipated!

His buddy is home for the summer from Pepperdine so he's pretty happy about that! In fact they're spending some time together tonight! Welcome home Matt!

That's about it from here. Time is certainly on Aaron's side! Blessings!

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