Monday, November 7, 2011

Tony got his new glasses on Friday. He is supposed to wear them 3 hours a day. Hopefully they will help him get his double vision into single vision. His eye doctor is still recommending we see an eye surgeon. We intend to get a second opinion on that.

Tony has been doing really great. He has a lot of self motivation and that has served him well. It has been amazing to watch him recover. it's like watching a movie run in fast forward. Over the past few months I have watched him re-learn to do many things. I watched as Mike and I or his therapists would give him instruction on how to do something. At first I would think he may not be able to do this, but he keeps proving me wrong. I would see him thoughtfully taking in the instruction and searching his memory to find where that data had been stored in his brain. it doesn't take him long to comprehend it and then he starts running with it. He still learns very quickly . It is getting harder to find things he needs to work on. It is good for him to be back at work so he can continue to find the re-conections. The other day he did a test in therapy and the therapist commented that he did a lot better on the test than she did. I see that happening a lot lately.
When Tony was in a coma he was put on the ventilator only because the drugs he was on would paralyze his lungs. His therapist told me that was a very good thing because it doesn't appear his brain went without oxygen. In Fresno they monitored his oxygen level very closely. God was looking out for him and I am very thankful for that.

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