Tony had his neurologist appointment today. I think he might have been the same kind of doctor we saw at. Rancho last Monday. He had Tony read the eye chart for the 1st time that I know of since the accident. he still has 20 20. His left eye still doesn't dilate as quickly as his right and he still has double vision. Tony says he doesn't see double when looking at his computer nor for very long distances, just in between. We are very thankful for the vision he has but are hoping his left eye fully recovers. we haven't had any calls to make an appointment with the neurooptamoligist yet but I will ask about that on Monday when we go to rehab. I will also ask about the orthopedic appointment for his finger. Please continue to pray for his recovery . Thank you Lord for all the recovery you have already given him.

Rancho called today and said Tony will start therapy on Monday. thank you all for your prayers. My sister-in-law lives in New Jersy very close to one of the top rehab facilities in the country so we were praying about getting Tony into there. We were getting a bit concerned because he has been out of rehab for a month and a half and still didn't have a date for out patient rehab. Since Tony is all set up for Rancho we will probably still send him there. We don't want to delay things any longer. the good news it that even though he has been with out rehab for a month and a half he has still continued to improve a lot. I think we will also continue to try and get information on what the New jersey facility may have to offer him that Rancho doesn't.
Tomorrow we have an appointment with a neurologist and I will ask him what he thinks.

I called Rancho today to see how the x-rays on Tony's finger came out. The doctor only comes in once a week and hadn't seen the results yet. She said it would probably take a few more days. We are still also waiting for them to call for his rehab appointments. Please continue to keep us in prayer. Another option in rehab facilities has come to our attention. We are weighing the pros and cons of changing our decision at Rancho at this point in the game. We want to make a decision that would be in Tony's best interest. Please pray the Lord will make it clear to us what that should be. Also please pray for his continued recovery.

Tony is still continuing to improve. This week was a good week for him. He seems to be having a bit more energy. He still tires easier than he used to but his self motivation to do things seems to be coming back stronger. Until recently it was necessary to give him gentle prods to get him off the couch and do some therapy. All week he has been taking the initiative to start projects on his own. When Tony was in College we really didn't need to stay on top of him to do his homework. He was really good at organizing his time and getting his studying done. I can breath a little easier knowing this is coming back to him.

Tony's doctor appointment went well. They ex-rayed two of his fingers on his right hand to see if there was something that could be done surgically. The tech told him he fractured his middle finger but it had healed it's self but didn't say anything about the one he has trouble with. I guess we will have to hear back from the doctor about that one. They also did a blood test to check anemia and some of the other things that were off when he was in the hospital.

Tony's aunt Maria has flown home to New Jersey but not without leaving all kinds of goodies in the refrigerator. We are all going to miss her. Tomarrow morning Tony has a doctors appointment at Rancho . I thought it was to go over the results of Thursdays appointment but since they updated us after the appointment I'm not sure what is for. Maybe it's to verify he is healthy enough to do physical therapy there. I guess we will find out in the morning.

Expecting Excellent Recovery

Tony had his evaluation at Rancho today. There was 1 doctor,2 physical therapists, 2 occupational therapists, 2 speech therapists, and a phychiatrist. The were all there to observe Tony as they asked him several questions for about 2 to 3 hours. After the group session was over we were told that they expected Tony to make an excellent recovery!!!! So fantastic to hear! I could tell he has made a lot of progress since he came home but it was good to hear the prognosis from a professional. After the group session he spent about 20 minutes with one therapist from each division. In those sessions he was given more tests in order to better individualize his rehab. Tony's therapy will be much more advanced than the therapy that is normally given because he is very intelligent. He is not suffering from depression or anger issues, nor does he have any desire to take drugs or drink alcohol so they decided the phychotherapy wasn't necessary. Tony is so happy and thankful to God just to be alive!
His therapy sessions will be on Mondays and Wednesdays from 8am until 12. They should last from 2 to 3 months and they will call us as soon as they have a start date on the schedule. Most likely that will be in 1 to 2 weeks. He will also be seeing a neurooptomolagist about his left eye. I want to thank all of you again for your prayers. We know they are the reason he is doing so well and we thank God for all that he has done for us. Please continue to pray for Tony as he enters this next phase of his recovery. May God Bless all of you!