Bill Thurs. Sept. 26: RIO? Fingers?

Yes, yes, I know and many have asked so here is the answer. The question: what happened with the RIO (intense in-patient rehab) meeting on Tuesday.  It didn't happen, which is fine. The intake coordinator talked with Bill's current therapists, and they agreed to put off the discussion for a while. Because Bill's blood pressure has been dropping when he stands, they think that might limit the amount of therapy they could do each day -- they want to shoot for at least 3 hours, and more like 5 hours.

His meds have been adjusted again, in coordination with the OHSU doctors, and it looks like it is helping.

Fingers? What's the headline about fingers? He has some movement in his LEFT fingers now. Yee-haw! Different than how the left leg movement started, which was from his hip. But what the hey, we'll take it. Tiny little movements, but a waterfall must start somewhere.