Trying Something New

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Because Cornell is still dizzy and often nauseated, he is being given new medication. He is also doing some new therapy for his right eye. If he can strengthen his eye muscles it could alleviate the double vision and some of the dizziness. He is off the steroid for his brain swelling. That will help regulate his blood sugar and hopefully soon he can stop receiving insulin. The stitches from brain surgery will be taken out today or tomorrow. He worked pretty hard at therapy today. But he still needs to build up to working for 3 hours a day. He's up to 2-2½ a day. 3 hours are required for insurance to agree to pay for a patient to stay in the rehab hospital. Otherwise you are sent home to work on rehab in what ever way you can work out. Cornell sleeps much of the rest of the day. And currently still needs support to sit up. We'll see what tomorrow brings.

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