Progress is Slow

Dave is making small strides every day, but like all stroke recoveries, they are very small and will take place over a very long time.  The family won't post each and every stride he makes, some because they'd lessen his dignity, some because the minutiae would overwhelm the blog.  We don't know how long he'll be at HealthSouth, but we do know that when he comes home it will be as an outpatient and he'll still need to go to HealthSouth 3-4 times a week for therapy.  The physicians report that his brain will recover over a six-month period, only at the end of which will we know what his long-term prognosis will be.  And even then, as much as Dave dislikes his helmet, they don't know when they'll be able to return his skull piece to its rightful place--it might not be for a year.

But, Angie is happy to report that while David doesn't yet recognize it, sensation does appear to be returning to parts of his body that were paralyzed in the stroke.