6/3/10 - Day 31

I think his new nickname is miracle boy :) He has come so far in the last 2 days, it's amazing.

I had to go out of town yesterday for work...so I wasn't able to visit with him yesterday and didn't get there until 4:00 today. It was really strange not to be there but I had great replacements :) So most of this post is based on information I received from others.

Debbie was walking him down the hall and he saw a group of women standing by the nurses station and Steven said to one of them "Hi Bridget"...so Deb looks and that was the woman's name. Bridget tells Deb that she used to work with Steven! He remembered a face and a name from a very long time ago! Awesome! Not sure I can even do that...haha.

The doctor came in to see Steven today...he was checking out all of Steven's tattoos...I guess he got a real kick out of them. He was making Steven walk around. Cindy said the Dr. let's him walk alone and just follows behind him.

They are reducing the narcotic meds that he takes...he should be off all of them by Sunday. They want him off them before he is released. It looks like he will be coming home Wed or Thur. I would like him to be off the meds for a couple days before he comes home. I'm sure his happy demeanor is going to change rapidly and I would like him to be in the hospital when that happens.

He no longer needs thickening for his drinks and was changed to a regular diet! Wow...tons of stuff in two days.

We have a lot of things to figure out before he comes home. We have to find him a bed...find alarms for the doors, windows and bed. Figure out where he is going to go for outpatient rehab. He will need 24 hour supervision, so we need to figure out who can stay with him. I'm hoping to take a week or two off once he gets home so we will be ok for a while. We are also looking into a type of home care for him. It doesn't matter...we will figure it all out...I'm just happy he is coming home and I am grateful that God allowed us to keep him.

Thank you for all the prayers...love you all <3