Lagoon

Just incase you think Cornell and I have been spending our days at the amusement park, I should clarify. No Lagoon trips for us, just a bit of a roller coaster. The last three days Cornell's appitite has diminished. He will eat a few bites of each item on his plate, if I assist him. He will eat nothing if it's up to him to do it himself. His frustration surpasses his appitite. It's called ataxia. What I'm hearing here at the rehab hospital is that with Cornell's world spinning combined with double vision, it's contributing to his stomach pain and nausia. Think of riding on the Tilt-a-Whirl. Cornell's world spins until his brain relearns to communicate with his muscles. Throw in having a damaged opticle nerve causing double vision, and it's really hard to tell which way is up.

So, today Cornell is eating better . . . so far. He often doesn't eat any dinner. Last night he was put on oxygen and is being watch for that. He is supposed to do lung exersized, eye exersizes, balance, muscle, core exersizes and drink and eat more. He has a busy day, but often he is sleeping. The rehab team talks to us often about when Cornell is discharged to go home, what that will look like and require as far as equiptment and resources. It's been confirmed. We come home on August 3rd.