In two days it will be a month since Tucker first had his injury. It's crazy to me to think how much things have changed since then. When we first found him I was wondering whether he would be with us the next second, and now I feel comfortable leaving for a week or two at a time and being fairly certain he'll still be here until I get back.
I just got to Craig Hospital midday yesterday, and Tucker was in a little grumpy mood. He had to go do some of his therapy, and we all know that getting better is a chore. After therapy though, he was in a great mood. We laughed, talked, made fun of Mom a little, and just generally had a good evening together.
Physically, he's improving so much. They're working with him in physical therapy, the swelling in his face has gone down (although there's still a lot of swelling), and the big news: he's been able to see a little bit! He hasn't been able to consistently see, and he can only see a teeeeennyy bit out of one eye, but it's better than nothing. He's been able to tell when the lights are on and off, too. I'm hoping that as his swelling goes down his eyesight will improve. There's a team of eye doctors working with him, so hopefully as the swelling goes down they'll be able to see if they can do anything to help his eyesight.
Still praying for him every day, and thanking God every day that Tuck's still with us. He's set to be at Craig for another three weeks and then we'll see where he goes from here. The staff at Craig is adamant about only focusing on his brain injury, and no one's mentioned hardly anything about what will happen after this. Time will tell.
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