Well ... we went to see him last night.
When we first went into the room, the aid pointed to Mars and asked Jeff ... who is this guy ... and Jeff spouted out "Rob" and then the aid asked if he knew his last name and to our surprise ... he immediately said, without thought Rob's last name ... to us ... that was huge.
For the rest of the visit, he wouldn't shut the F**K up ... his conversational skills are improving immensely. He can keep up with a conversation, but at times drifts away. He jokes around and busts balls during a conversation which I consider a real good sign of improvement ... he has and displays a sense of humor.
Where he isn't doing good is his continued frustration at being in the hospital and not really realizing why he is in there. This leads to him being pissed off at times and it usually rears it's ugly head when he is supposed to be doing his physical therapy, so with that, he is behind on re-learning how to walk and strengthening his left arm and leg.
We got into a little trouble at the hospital last night ...
... Jeff is only supposed to have 2 visitor at a time. Prior to last night we pretty much blew that rule off, but we learned from his Dad that if he has too much interaction with people, at the same time, he later tries to process what transpired during the visit(s), and that causes him to stay awake much of the night. That in turn leaves him tired and cranky for the next day and he goes off on the physical therapy aides and they cancel his sessions.
Personally, I think it's an excuse by the hospital ... but we will try to be good next visit ...
