By Lisa Ansay — Feb 17, 2013 11:53am It was decided that Taylor was not “sick enough” for inpatient rehab, so insurance denied his stay – for now. Some of his Physician Teams also said we should hang on the the 60 days allowed each calendar year for inpatient rehab,…
By Lisa Ansay — Feb 10, 2013 2:20pm Taylor is still recovering in St. Joseph’s Hospital. Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapies have been meeting with him daily, and since he has not fully regained his strength/stamina, they are recommending another stay in Inpatient Rehab here at Barrow’s Neuro Rehab facility.…
By Lisa Ansay — Feb 7, 2013 11:51am Taylor is still recovering from his surgery on Saturday. Anesthesia hits him pretty hard and it typically takes days to clear the fog. In the meantime, he has been having trouble getting back into the regular food/water routine. His stomach isn’t happy…
By Lisa Ansay — Feb 4, 2013 9:05pm Taylor was moved from ICU to “floor status” today, and once his sodium levels stabilize he’ll be back home. He’s doing well, but tired, and still trying to burn off the residual anesthesia fog.
By Ron Stark — Feb 3, 2013 11:59am T has had a pretty good morning so far. He woke with the patented Taylor smile and laugh, which made my day already. Next up was a request for some orange juice,shaken not stirred,(” of course Mr Bond”), which he drank down…
By Lisa Ansay — Feb 2, 2013 12:44pm Neurosurgeons replaced the shunt, and Taylor is recovering in Neuro ICU.
By Lisa Ansay — Feb 2, 2013 8:27am The “shunt-scan” yesterday showed a slow drain through the shunt – too slow – so surgery was scheduled for Saturday a.m. to repair/replace it. It is not a long surgery (30 – 90 minutes) then back to ICU for the night. He…
By Lisa Ansay — Feb 1, 2013 10:09am A mighty wind blew night and day. It stole the oak tree’s leaves away. Then snapped its boughs and bulled its bark until the oak was tired and stark. But still the oak tree held its ground while other trees fell all…
By Lisa Ansay — Jan 31, 2013 8:29am Taylor and I have been in Minnesota with family the past two weeks, for the passing of our super-amazing, super-beloved Grandma Fran. It was wonderful to be surrounded by family, and exhausting as well. Taylor was very tired, taking longer than usual…
By Lisa Ansay — Jan 16, 2013 8:02am As Suzie mentioned in the previous journal entry, there was a meeting with the maxillofacial surgical team at Barrow Neurological Institute Craniofacial Center. This meeting was to discuss the remaining facial fractures and the repair/reconstruction required for Taylor’s full recovery. These issues…
