Tuesday

Today was much the same as yesterday, only different. The doc was in this morning and happy with the progress again. PT showed up and tortured him (not really). They got him down to the Joint Room and moved him across the parallel bars, up and down a few stairs, and lots of walking. He's progressing quickly but there's still a helluva long ways to go.

The case worker is trying to find the ideal next step for Daniel. Normally, they would assign him to a halfway house for a couple of weeks. However, since he's already up and walking that's not as certain. Further complicating things is that at our home, he's got a steep stairway to get to a shower, plus 3 steps to get into the house - without a handrail. In addition, there's not a whole lot of faith in the local hospital and health centers. The final complication is that a "normal" stay would be 2 or more weeks, which would put him there through Christmas.

Late this afternoon they started looking at a halfway house in New Albany, but with only being there a little over a week - release just before Christmas. That would give him long enough to build his strength and survival skills before having to survive at our home.