Day 19 - Monday January 2, 2012

I'm late posting for Monday--oops!  Yesterday there was so much going on!  We have been trying to get the whole insurance thing worked out and work on getting her accepted into rehab instead of LTAC.  We went to visit the Provo rehab.  It was very informative.  However, we don't know if this rehab will be in network.  They aren't right now, but are supposedly going to be in network as of yesterday.  So, it's kind of frustrating for us to now really understand what comes next, not be able to really know what choice we have and all of the other unknowns.  My mom came down to visit at the rehab and it was good to just sit with her.  We still have lots of family around and it's been nice to see some of our friends as well.  We are very busy when we are back with Bridgett, as she is active with her hands.  She is sometimes trying to pull the tubes out, but a lot of the time she is just feeling the tubes, rubbing things, trying to scratch or trying to wipe her mouth, etc.  So, once we are standing at the bedside, and constantly holding her hands or playing with her hands, or watching what her hands are doing etc.  It's a good thing we can rotate around.  We are continuing to read to her a lot.  Also, playing some of her familiar music on her ipod.  Bridgett continues to amaze us with the new things she is doing.  Today she walked about 8 feet.  Today one of the doctors that admitted her came in to see us.  She said that when Bridgett first came in she was very fearful that she wouldn't make it.  She said it was so great to see her now and how well she is doing.  One of the respiratory therapists said the same thing to me today.  He was on shift when she came in and he said he was terrified for her.  He said it is so great and amazing to see how good she is doing.