Lee, Neal’s brother, just talked to Neal on the phone. Neal was sitting in the chair eating lunch and watching TV. Yesterday he stood up for 30 seconds using a walker and a little help. He's 100% unplugged from everything. The trach is totally out, and the opening in the skin is healing up. Tomorrow they will move him to the physical rehab unit. He's set an ambitious goal, to walk out of the rehab unit one month from tomorrow. He realizes this is ambitious, it may take a little longer, and he may need a walker when he leaves. But his firm goal is to take care of himself when he comes home.
We are working on setting up a schedule to visit Neal. Once we know what his physical rehab workout schedule will be, we will have something setup on the blog to sign up for visits for those who would like to visit.
Belinda
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