Michel was transferred to a local rehabilitation hospital yesterday. The move went smoothly and has was given a private room. The care seems to be at a much higher level than when he was in the Transitional Care unit. I need to go into work today so I won't be able to be with him until I finish work today. It feels weird knowing that I won't see him this morning.
Michel has already met the two doctors who will be overseeing his time at the hospital, his physiotherapist and one of his occupational therapists. He already has four appointments weekly for physio with many more to come. This really is what he has been waiting for. Now the work he has to do to get back as close to his old normal begins.
The good news, according to his rehabilitation doctor, is that his brain is relatively young and will use neuroplasticity to rewrite damaged pathways. It will "rewire" itself to get the signals through to his right side again. We just don't know how long it will take or how much movement he will gain back. The therapists will also work with him to learn how to do every day activities again so that he can do them for himself. The goal is to help him have a full and productive life moving forward.
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