Progress being made weekly. Can now stand with a walker and also walk carefully with crutches. Sheppard Spine Center feels she has met the goals of inpatient therapy and is being discharged home this Friday December 22!!! Cause remains a mystery. DW and I staying indefinitely st her house to assist and care for grandchildren. DW an angel....home for Christmas. Plus, clears much needed bed at Sheppard as Christmas-New Years holidays are the most common time for spine injuries, with Fourth of July the second most common. Intensive home therapy with twice weekly OP therapy. Cannot drive at this time so I become the chauffeur!! This isn’t a bad gig for retired neonatologist. Cheers to all...

Gatorman
Temporarily in Atlanta

And that she will be home for Christmas :)

Glad she is making progress and that she will be home for Christmas. :)

Great news, Gatorman. You might help her husband look at PT facilities. I looked at three and there was a big difference between them, with one having clearly superior facilities (it was the one connected to the hospital.)

This will be an extra special Christmas for your family! :)

I'm very glad to hear this good news!

Good to hear the progress continues.

Thanks for the update. Wishing her all the best.

Tom in Paris

Very good news! I thrilled that she'll be home for the holidays. Yay!

What good news. I was wondering how she is doing, earlier this morning. So glad that you sent us the message.

Stay strong and know that many are sending their high hopes and good wishes.

I can tell your spirits are lifted.

Good news indeed.

:)

I really hope this doesn't happen to me when i get a disk replacement next month, this kind of scares me gatorman. What was her procedure again? A fusion or something? Glad there is progress though that's a good sign. It would be hard to lose your legs entirely from parralysis.

Spinal fusion but lower back. Unusual and uncommon post op event

Gatorman

I am getting a disk replacement in my neck and my doc said there is always a small risk for parallysis, but this makes me very nervous. How uncommon is this? I have no idea. Is this super rare?

Still, it's normal to think about it. Good luck with everything.

This is most welcomed news! I’m so glad your daughter has the support team she has. High five and hugs, Gatorman!

Oh have a blessed Christmas! So glad she is doing better, much better. :)

So glad your daughters efforts are rewarded with such phenomenal improvement from numbness and near paralysis to walker and crutches and home for the holidays! Safety and security knowing rigorous effort hard athletic consistent work and disciplined constant work after surgery is succeeding.

That's wonderful news! So glad she can be home with you for the holidays!

So happy for you and family, gatorman.

Glad to know she's remarkably better! Sounds like she's now got a handle on the situation.I'm sure progress will continue until your daughter is fully mobile again.

Strength in the marrow and in the sinews to you and her! Here's to a happy holiday of recovery.