Day 234 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

Grayson had a good day today. When he arrived back at the residence he put a load of laundry in the wash, one in the dryer and his residential assistant (RA) folded a load and Grayson put it away. He took out the trash and checked the mail, before taking his regular 30 minute rest break. After his break he did his therapeutic home program (THP) and he did very well on his orientation questions.

It is Wednesday and that means order-in night! At 6:30 his meatball sandwich from Subway arrived – one of his favorites! He enjoyed the sandwich before relaxing a bit. At 7:30 he took his meds and had a snack (he has lost an additional 4 pounds this past month). I called him right about this time and we had our daily chat. After my call he started getting ready for bed. He was in bed and listening to A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by 8:00.

Regina's and my day was a bit more sobering. We had our monthly patient conference which was informative and educational as always. However, discharge planning is now looming, and it is depressing just how few options there are for recovering brain injury patients. Anoxic injury takes years and years of healing, and Grayson will require waking supervision (15+ hours a day) for several years for his own safety. At this point we are just not sure what we are going to do. One thing for certain – the Lord has led us through minefields before. We pray once again for His guidance and wisdom.

Pax!

Brant