One Chapter Closes, Another Begins – February 8, 2013

We made it to Rehab! Wahoo! She was declared medically stable on Tuesday and released to inpatient rehab at 5:00 pm. Over here she can wear her own clothes, she has been cleared to eat regular food, the IV pole is gone and the vital sign leads are gone! She spends 4 hours every day (except Sunday) in therapy. 1.5 hours of physical therapy where they are helping her balance, stand, get in and out of bed, and walk. She also spends 1.5 hours in Occupational Therapy where they are re-teaching her brain how to use her right arm, hand, etc. Her brain has to be reminded of how to do all of these things since that is the part of the brain that the stroke damaged. She also spends 1 hour each day in Speech therapy even though the two language centers were not damaged the highway in between runs through the damaged area so she can understand everything that is said, she seems to be able to read and understand what she is reading, she can’t really say anything understandable except "no."

Contributed by Amy Lilly

This is Cassie, being a goofball. Glad to
see she still has that spirit about her!

This is a monstrous bruise that is a result of all the
blood- and lab-work that was needed on a daily basis

We call this the cadillac of IV pick lines.  Three-pronged
for all the joyous IV medicines and such

Cassie's face continues to realign and seems more
natural, as made evident by her beautiful smile