Thank you ALL very much for your donations! We’re nearly a quarter of the way to our goal after only a week! You guys rock! Every one of the donations counts and will help Sc’Eric.
Considering the degree of his injury Sc’Eric is doing amazing. He is still having balance issues, some issues communicating, can’t smell much (he is happy he can smell coffee; says that food tastes fine) and problems with short term memory and recall. Logical decisions made based on improperly updated memories can be dangerous. As such, he cannot yet be left alone. But the great news is that he says he remembers everyone in the photos, and friends who have visited say he is very much Himself.
Sc’Eric has hit a mutual limit on further extending his time at Encompass. His improvement has surpassed what their resources are designed to accommodate and they are obligated to move him along -- and he is unhappy continuing to stay there. With the NTC not yet open, it’s been a bit of a scramble to figure out how to move forward from that. As there are no close enough ‘bridge’ facilities that are a good match for his needs, desires, and Medicaid financing, he has returned to State College for the time being! He will initially be staying with a friend until we can make his home safe and make additional arrangements for living assistance with Home Instead. We will be coordinating a combination of inpatient and mobile local physical and speech/cognition therapy options until NTC opens. We hope to post a photo once he has had the opportunity to make himself presentable.
