Day 119 - Wednesday April 11, 2012

I think that we will plan to leave to Montana sometime after the 8th of May.  We can stay in the apartment as long as we want to.  We have rehab appointments scheduled until the 17th, but the kids would definitely like to go home before that.  I might stay with Bridgett and let Mark and the girls so home and keep Tyler here to help.  We just don't know at this moment.  So the next problem--how to get Bridgett home.  Driving is definitely out of the question.  I don't know if she will be able to handle all the commotion of the Salt Lake airport or not. We have a few weeks to figure it out and hopefully a solution will come to us! There is an airport in Provo but I don't know if any of the airlines that fly out of there fly into Kalispell.  I will do some checking on that.  We are also still in the process of finding out if there is adequate therapy for Bridgett.  For sure there is no low vision therapy, I did find out that much.  Today we went to the place that is making her crowns.  They did some matching for color for the crowns.  Bridgett was bleaching her teeth before the accident.  Whatever color they pick for the crowns will stay the same so if she wants to bleach later they need to put in lighter material now.  So, it's a juggling act somewhat.  Also, the guy at the crown place said it's a little problem not having temporaries on now as the teeth can move somewhat without them.  Then it is challenging to place the crowns.  I said so it's important to get them the sooner the better.  We already asked for a rush order and with paying extra they can get them by the 23rd of April.  Otherwise it would be another week.  I wish that they could get them even fast!  Their office is next door to the dentist.  Actually that building has quite a few dentists in it as well as doctors.  Anyway, he said that we could come in next week, part way into the process, to check and make sure that everything is OK.  That would save adjustments when they place the crowns so we will try that.  The man was very nice.  Bridgett was still very sleepy today and her teeth were hurting.  I gave her Lortab throughout the day.  The dentist's office said that the antibiotics are routine in order to avoid any infection.  Bridgett has therapy tomorrow so hopefully she will have more energy.  The rest of the family either has a cold or is fighting a cold, so perhaps she feels crummy from that too.  Mostly I just tried to let her rest.  Her appetite was good.