There were big changes today. Mom was transferred to the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center (UVRMC) Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit today. She is in room 2671 and visiting hours are 5 pm to 9 pm. This unit is on the south side of the UVRMC in Provo. This is a big step forward. She will receive two sessions per day of physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. This is a significant increase over what she could get at the Utah Valley Specialty Hospital (UVSH). She needed to be at this the UVSH during the time between when she came out of the ICU and when she was well enough to go to rehab.

The pins were taken out of her right hand. She is now off Fentanyl and is being weaning off Lortab. I don't know whether she is being weaned off any other meds. Once she passes a swallow study, she will be taken to a dining room to eat. For now she will continue to get gastrostomy tube feedings. Furthermore, once she is well enough, she can have day and night passes to leave the hospital. That is the great news. The bad news is that she continues to be somewhat confused. Hopefully the combination of weaning the medications and giving her brain time to heal will help her become less confused.

Bob is happier than he has been for quite some time. As stated above, this is a big step for mom. As of tomorrow it will be two months since her accident and she will likely be hospitalized for more weeks or months.