It has now been 2-1/2 months since my wife was injured in a vehicle crash. She was released from the hospital after 18 days and has had to put up with my running the household ever since. She is finally able to walk some distance unaided--slowly--and finally got the "horse collar" off her neck. She still has to wear one when traveling, though.
Her right hand, as I feared, is not healing. She was subjected to a neuropathy test earlier this week and it was discovered that a bundle of nerves coming from the right side of her neck and down into her shoulder has been damaged, most likely from the neck fracture. There is nothing the doctors can do about it except reassure her that the damage is minor.
Also, the ulna in her injured right arm has been stubborn about staying where it's supposed to be, causing her hand to be displaced relative to her arm. This will require more surgery, which is planned in about two weeks. The doctor is cautiously optimistic that the surgery will be successful but now thinks that she will not recover 100 percent function.
What's heartening is that she is now able to bathe and dress with minimal assistance and can do most activities like before, as long as she doesn't need her right hand. My sister-in-law and I took her out to dinner tonight for her birthday and had a little cake for her and all that--along with some wine, of course.
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
No nurse was present this time to glare at us.