As my break draws to a close, let me ratchet up the pace to get things contemporary.
The most profound difference as I transitioned to outpatient therapies was simple: I was finally back home. I hadn’t yet returned to driving, but my family once again came through, making the 15-20 minute drive to a neighboring town as needed, and often times hanging out in the waiting area until I was done (usually 2-3 collective hours per session).
The therapies themselves don’t warrant much in the way of specifics: most were logical progressions of former exercises (both physical, occupational, and cognitive) from my inpatient experience. I continued to make very steady progress in the physical therapies, and despite a bit of a bumpy start in my speech therapy, I completed the entire regimen in relatively short order.
Once again, my claim to success is not entirely my own, as the credit is spread evenly amongst yet another team of highly qualified, skilled, and compassionate therapists and personnel; their outstanding and adaptive approaches helped to propel me out of outpatient treatments in a mere three or four months (I'm embarrassingly short on the exact duraction, but 3.5 months sounds about right).
I honestly wish that I could name names within this narrative, as I think that the contributions of just about everyone at every step of the way was nothing short of exceptional, but I’ll stick to my guns and hold the line of anonymity. But should anyone who has come to know me through any stage of my treatment and recovery ever chance down my lane of the Blogosphere, my heartfelt thanks goes out to you: I would not be where I am today without your unwavering diligence, skill, and--most importantly--your compassion.
The most profound difference as I transitioned to outpatient therapies was simple: I was finally back home. I hadn’t yet returned to driving, but my family once again came through, making the 15-20 minute drive to a neighboring town as needed, and often times hanging out in the waiting area until I was done (usually 2-3 collective hours per session).
The therapies themselves don’t warrant much in the way of specifics: most were logical progressions of former exercises (both physical, occupational, and cognitive) from my inpatient experience. I continued to make very steady progress in the physical therapies, and despite a bit of a bumpy start in my speech therapy, I completed the entire regimen in relatively short order.
Once again, my claim to success is not entirely my own, as the credit is spread evenly amongst yet another team of highly qualified, skilled, and compassionate therapists and personnel; their outstanding and adaptive approaches helped to propel me out of outpatient treatments in a mere three or four months (I'm embarrassingly short on the exact duraction, but 3.5 months sounds about right).
I honestly wish that I could name names within this narrative, as I think that the contributions of just about everyone at every step of the way was nothing short of exceptional, but I’ll stick to my guns and hold the line of anonymity. But should anyone who has come to know me through any stage of my treatment and recovery ever chance down my lane of the Blogosphere, my heartfelt thanks goes out to you: I would not be where I am today without your unwavering diligence, skill, and--most importantly--your compassion.
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