Spoke to Mom this evening. Dad's doctors all met as planned today and have set a target of July 1st for his discharge from inpatient rehab. He'll go home then, but have to be supervised 24x7, or "27x30" as Dad said early into his recovery. J He will need to be going to outpatient rehab several days a week, schedule TBD.

Mom went to Kevin and Melissa's house for dinner tonight. She says her routine is to be at the rehab center by 8:00 so she can have breakfast with Dad. She talked to the PT staff today and wanted to make sure that they worked on navigating steps with Dad. She was worried about the couple of steps around their house. Dad was able to do all the step drills without any problems.

One area that they are still working on with him is improving his ability to "make a plan" to use his muscles. They work on giving him a complicated set of instructions, e.g., "touch your right elbow to your left knee", and see how he performs. After he gets it the first time, he can repeat is without delay. The first time takes a little thinking.

Dad had been using a cane for a couple of days to keep him steady and to prevent him from veering off course due to his limited right side vision. Today he walked well, and fast without the help of the cane. Remarkable improvement every day.

He's also eating better, since they cut his portions to half-portions, and reduced the sugar and meat content. Bob a vegetarian? Looks like he's headed that way. lol His mood is still good, but he's worn out by the end of day. Staying positive, and wants to be better.

His vision continues to be an issue, as are dates, and the written language. He's improving in these areas, just not as fast as others. Dad's headaches are better (less severe and frequent) and he's learning how to cope with them by catching them earlier, use ice or cold towel on his forehead, and being still & quiet.

They spoke with Dr. Ron Bonfiglio (the physiatrist who also specializes in nerve and muscle injuries) about Dad's prognosis. He said that we need to watch for any changes in Dad in the next 12 months, an slurring, weakness, etc. could be a sign of another stroke. Rate of reoccurrence in stroke victims is about 50%, with the greatest danger in the first 12 months. He also said that contacting the Neuro-ophthalmologist would need to happen after Dad's been hom for a while and a little more recovery.