Continued progress and another move

Bradley here, guest blogging again for Greg's ailing PC:

Mom continues to progress in a slow but steady pace. She had spent the last two weeks at Kindred Hospital, an acute care facility. The doctors are pleased enough with her progress that they are moving her tomorrow to Harris Hospital Rehabilitation Center, near downtown Ft. Worth, to

Room #300 in the Sid Richardson building

(this is now confirmed).

The primary reason for the move is that she can sustain up to 3 hours of physical therapy per day, which is good enough to be over the hurdle of the acute care facility. Anyone planning to visit please redirect your route to Harris.

Other tidbits gleaned from a distance:

She is now walking, aided, up to 250 feet. To continue in the spirit of Greg's sports analogies, she fielded a kickoff at the goal line and burst through the wedge and away from the secondary defenders, only to get tripped up by the kicker at the 16 yard line.

Her voice is louder, although still a far measure away from full volume. The best way to describe it is that in a perfectly quiet room, you can hear her speak from 10 feet away. Greg did relate that the other day everyone was standing outside the room, and Mom wanted something. In a clear, commanding voice, she called "Jake!". It was so startling and exciting that she used a normal voice, everyone rushed in to hear, but she was back to low volume instantly. Apparently Mom needs proper motivation plus a grandchild to get good volume.

They have been doing electric stimulation therapy with her throat to help with her swallowing/aspiration issues. No revolutionary development to report yet.