The road ahead

We got a visit today from one of the people in charge of "discharge planning" - what happens after the hospital stay - another encouraging sign! Still, it's clear that there's a lot of work ahead. They hope to be able to move him out of the ICU tomorrow - again encouraging, but we will need to adjust to a lower level of staff support there. After that will come rehab, possibly first as an inpatient, then continuing after he gets to go home. That's all we know at this point; everything depends on how quickly he progresses. He seems to be gradually becoming more interactive and responsive, and our stress level has definitely let up a bit.