I'll try to update you on everything:
CPAP Machine - This is going well, he no longer has to have me adjust and we are getting to bed at a more decent time.
Rehab - He was going to Rehab 3 times a week up until the week before last. He is now finished with his Rehab. He had his neuro psyche re-evaluation last week. The test lasted form 8:30am to 6:00pm. This will determine his ability to return to work. We get the results on Monday, 10/12.
Driving - He still is not driving. He needs to be tested by Emory who will give him both a written and driving test. He has been cleared by the Neuro Ophthalmologist to drive. We feel he will pass this test without any issues. We have not scheduled this test as we are awaiting the results of the neuro psyche test. The driving test costs $500 and we don't want to have to take it twice.
Short Term Memory - Larry continues to struggle with this but works hard at improving it every day. He will always have issues with this but Emory has equipped him on how to compensate for this.
Processing Skills - Larry still take time to process things. To most people, he looks and appears to be normal. This will be the hardest thing for him going back to work because he will appear to be like he was before. He's not. When he returns to work, Emory will only let him go back part time for the first few weeks building to a full work week.
Sight - Larry's sight continues to improve. He has only a small area that is impaired. His eyes make up for this deficiency.
Other - Larry has been able to deal with life in general pretty well, now. He no longer has problems when there is a lot of things going on at one time. He can sit and watch an entire movie without any problems.
B/P & Cholesterol - Larry's Cholesterol is excellent. His bad Cholesterol was only 65. This is great. His good Cholesterol is 29 and could be a little higher. Larry's diet is the reason for this great improvement. His BP has been pretty good until this past week. It's been down in the 110/70's. The doctor lowered the dose of BP medicine. I think with the stress of realizing that he hasn't been released back to work yet, mainly because of the financial burden and stress that puts on me (his words, not mine) has cause his BP to go up to 140/92. This is still not that bad, but Larry is concerned. The doctor adjusted his meds accordingly.
My Work - I'm still working 1 to 2 days a week, depending on what else is going on that week. My boss has been quite accommodating re: my work schedule.
Nathan - He started college in August and is doing well. He goes to Georgia Highlands College and attends the Cartersville, Paulding & Southern Poly campuses. He goes to school Tu - Fri.
We'll update you when we get the results next week.
