>From her mother:
Good news, Mallory is being discharged from Touchstone, Thursday, September 12--next week. She is thrilled. She hates being at this place, not because it is bad or the people are not nice. She just has had enough of living in an institution-as she says it, she is done. She so wants to be home. They had a meeting today with the doctors, therapists and her ( I was not allowed at this meeting). We will have a meeting with them before discharge. She is progressing well with what they focus on in their therapy. They are adjusting her therapy so it will be more relevant for what she needs to get back to work and to drive. So the rest of her progress will be accomplished with time, rest at our house, family, and then back to Houston for outpatient care at Tirr where she can be in her apartment. I will learn some more Houston roads. But actually I was getting comfortable with it as long as I stayed off the Interstate. All you parents can appreciate this. I had to go back to the hotel late last night and I receive a text from Mal-"Text me when you are safe in your room." That was a first. I am the one who asks that. So today I mention how funny that was. Her response," Mom, you don't understand. I worry." I looked at her and said, "You don't think we have worried all these years?" Her response, "Yes, but now I understand how fast something can happen." If they only knew when they were teenagers. I am going to have to do some head adjusting. It's going to be rough for me to let Mal get back into the real world. I suspect I am now a totally paranoid person. It will be good to get back home and to our world. This whole time has just been surreal. You want to just wake up and find it didn't happen. But it did and as Mal keeps saying,"We're all going to be fine." And she is right. We are so fortunate. I think back on all the horrible things the doctors said could happen and they didn't. I truly believe all the prayers and the fine medical staff brought our Mallory back to us. I could not have done it without all the support you gave. Even when there was nothing else I needed, knowing that I could ask for help and you would have been there in a heartbeat was such a consolation. Steve, Caleb, and I never felt alone. That was a godsend. I learned a lot about reaching out to people and hope I am a much better person. Good night. I have to go get the clothes out of the dryer. This is interesting. Washing clothes in a hotel! --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
