So it has now been a week for Ella in her new rehabilitation ward. She has been settling in and getting used to her new routine. She meets daily with an occupational therapist, physio therapist as well as a speech therapist. They each give her different tasks to do in order to get her out of the hospital and living on her own again sooner. So far this has been a great ward for Ella that is solely geared towards getting her ready to live independently again.
I have retrieved her email passwords, so Ella should be able to respond to emails now. It will take her a while to go through the past months emails she hasn't checked! So now you can contact her through her phone, Facebook as well as email.
There is a family meeting planned for next Wednesday morning. In this meeting, we will meet with the staff including her surgeon and therapists. In this meeting we will discuss what the plan is going forward, and what we are to expect. I am hoping that they will be able to provide a timeline going forward. Talking with the social worker, she said that it isn't always easy to tell this early on, so we may still not have a good idea for a while. I will provide another update after this meeting.
Also on Wednesday 3 October, there will be a meeting in her ward that is open to everyone about brain injuries. This is called the Brain Injury Education and Support Class. It runs from 4:00 to 5:15pm in the dinning room. I believe they will be going over what it is like going through recovery, and what needs to be done in order to support Ella further. If you are interested, please feel free to come. I will try to also write a post about what was discussed in this meeting for those who are unable to attend but are still interested in what is said!
Ella has really appreciated all the support that everyone has been giving her over the past few weeks. She appreciates the well wishes on Facebook as well as those of you who have been able to stop by for visits. This really helps to lift her spirits up.
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