Projected Release Date!!

I went up so see Kevin today and to go thru therapy with him. He is making so much progress its amazing.
I missed out on the speech therapy but got to talk with her a little bit and she said he's been improving everyday. During OT he was working on a puzzle game that was similar to a lightbright..(but without the light) They would show him a picture of a pattern and on his board he would have to copy the pattern by putting the right color pegs into the right places to match the picture. And he could only use his right hand. After he finished that game she brought out this piece of wood that had screws, screwed into it and nuts and bolts ( or whatever there called..sorry I'm a girl) attached to them and Kevin had to take each one off and then screw it back, again just with his right hand. That was totally right up his alley.

Now for my favorite part..physical therapy. I mentioned before that he has been using a hemi walker. I got to see him in action with it today and man did he cruise up and down the hall. They even had him walk into a bathroom that is set up to a standard apartment bathroom so we don't even have to worry about getting a wheelchair in ours now. After that he showed me how he has been practicing walking up a step!!! He walked up and down a 4 inch step, about the size of a curb or sidewalk. He is comfortable walking about 100 feet on average before he begins to get tired and sloppy. That means that he should be able to walk around our new house ok without having to use the wheelchair. The wheelchair will primarily be used for going outside or to use for things like shopping etc. Pretty cool huh?

On to business. Moving day is June 10th. Right now, Kevin is approved to stay at Bayfront until May 30th. At that time, our case manager will request a final 2 weeks for Kevin which will put his release on June 14th. Can't believe I just typed that. Kevin will be home on June 14th!