Graduation Day

Today is Jay's last day in rehab! His physical therapists are celebrating by taking him to a gym on campus to shoot some hoops. This trip will be Jay's first day outside the hospital since Jan 12th! We're ready to go, we need to go, and because our outpatient therapy will take place at this same University of Utah clinic, we will be able to maintain our support system and our connection to this community.

Tomorrow is Jay's surgery to replace his cranial bone flap. Our hope is that he'll be discharged from the hospital as early as Monday, and will begin outpatient therapy the next day. Please keep us in your prayers as we take this next major step in Jay's recovery. He continues to make amazing progress and we've been told that huge steps forward will happen simply with the closing of the cranial vault.

It will be good to be so close to our doctors and therapists when I bring Jay "home" to the University Guesthouse. Their expertise and guidance as Jay reintegrates into life outside the hospital gives me a great sense of security. Our stroke team has left no stone unturned and has found what they believe to be the cause of Jay's stroke; a clotting factor in his blood which is now being treated with medication. It gives us a great sense of relief that this determination has been made and can prevent another stroke.

I'm feeling so blessed as we finish another chapter in this remarkable journey. As Jay "graduates" from rehab, this no longer feels catastrophic, but transformative. We move forward with faith in the unfolding.