Allison has had another good
week and events are finally moving quickly! Allison had her missing
skull piece replaced with titanium mesh last week and she is no longer
required to wear a helmet. Plus, the ABI (Acquired Brain Injury) clinic where she is going
next for aggressive rehab has had a bed open up much earlier than
expected and Allison is moving this Thursday. She isn't thrilled about
not coming home at this juncture, but she understands that the therapy
work now begins in earnest and that there is a ton of work to be done
to re-establish her speech, etc.
In
that regard we met on the weekend with Cheryl Jones, a music therapist
who has excellent credentials and a wonderful manner. Allison was
going to start music therapy sessions with Cheryl right away but now
we'll wait and see how the music therapy fits in with the comprehensive
ABI program before proceeding. Some
of the training Cheryl received was from the same doctor who trained
the music therapist who has been working with Congresswoman Gifford to
restore her speech after she was shot. Cheryl established a rapport
with Allison in a short time and Allison is keen about proceeding with
the music therapy.
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