Lots of Activity

Greg's recovery is coming along quite nicely. Though he only had two days of outpatient therapy this past week (he's supposed to have three - see previous post about billing and insurance snafu), we did get some good news. He was scheduled to have three hours of rehab each day, split up between physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. However, after meeting with the doctors, it was decided that Greg will not benefit from physical therapy because he has already regained functional movement and control of the functions affected by the brain injury.
This is great news, but really only means that Greg's gross motor function is pretty good. Think of the difference between simply being able to move your arm on command (physical therapy) and being able to manipulate a doorknob (occupational therapy). For more info on the differences between physical therapy and occupational therapy, see these links: physical therapy overview, occupational therapy overview.
Regardless, while Greg still has a way to go with his recovery, it's great to know that he's progressing nicely. He'll continue OT and speech for the foreseeable future. He's also having a CAT scan this upcoming Thursday with a follow up meeting with the neurosurgeon, which should give us more information on how his brain is recovering.
Greg's speech has continued to improve and he's been traveling out of the house for lunch and such. It's somewhat surreal to think that only three and a half weeks ago we were simply hoping he'd make it through the surgery, and now he's home and amazing everyone with his recovery.
As we all know, Jessie is due in three days (never a dull moment with the Rippers). She is super-pregnant and rather eager to be done lugging around her child (at least internally). We'll certainly update the blog when she goes into labor and provide all the pertinent details as they come.
Jess and Greg are honored and humbled by all the support people have been giving them, so thank you all!