By Ron Stark — Jun 28, 2012 10:04pm Taylor has been told how important communication is going to be and that he really needed to work hard on swallowing to be able to eat. The last two days he kicked it into a higher gear for speech therapy to work…
By Lisa Ansay — Jun 26, 2012 9:38pm Today was the appointment with the ophthalmologist Taylor was referred to by his plastic surgeon. This particular ophthalmologist works a lot with facial trauma as an oculoplastic surgeon. Oculoplastic Surgery is a surgical subspecialty of Ophthalmology that deals with the medical and…
By Lisa Ansay — Jun 25, 2012 8:25pm This is the schedule board posted near the Nurses’ Station, which is how the rehab patients are booked for each day. As you can see, these are very full days for everyone. One column per patient – T is NR02W, or the second populated…
By Lisa Ansay — Jun 25, 2012 11:31am Taylor is healing up amazingly. This is the side he had his recent plastic surgery on the jaw, cheek bone, etc. Looking good. Can’t even tell. SOOOO many miracles.
By Lisa Ansay — Jun 24, 2012 10:36pm Days have been filled with much activity, even on the weekends.Taylor prefers to be out and about wheeling around in the wheelchair, or working in the PT gym during off hours. He enjoys pedaling the bike, or working on standing, walking, balancing, etc. …
By Lisa Ansay — Jun 21, 2012 9:18pm The past few days have been full of good stuff:o He climbed a set of stairs (without matching feet on each step, he just walked right up! o He practiced getting in and out of the car for future doctor appointments etc.,…
By Ron Stark — Jun 19, 2012 11:28pm After a full day of all of his normal therapies Taylor was wheeled down to yet another surgery to replace his faulty PEG (feeding tube) The surgeon said it would be quick and would require only a local anesthesia. Well Mr heal-fast…
By Lisa Ansay — Jun 19, 2012 11:50am Taylor has been complaining about his PEG line for two weeks – where the feeding tube goes into his belly was painful. He was also having some trouble keeping his food down, as his belly would not tolerate much volume at all. …
By Lisa Ansay — Jun 18, 2012 4:30pm Things are pretty quiet in the rehab unit over the weekend. Saturday was supposed to be a day off, but PT scheduled 1/2 hour of walking anyway, which Taylor was plenty happy about. Balance gets better every day and walking with the…
By Lisa Ansay — Jun 16, 2012 3:43am Taylor has a much deserved weekend off. He has been pushing himself hard, and could use some time to restore and recharge, and he’s very looking forward to it. Fevers have been coming on again, and his infectious disease team has decided…
