Michelle,
            Its an 8 week program. She'll get intense physical, ocupational and speach therapy for 2 weeks to see if she can pay attention enough to benefit from the program because she has a really big problem on attention and focusing if she can she will stay 6 more weeks. Most people just go into it and do it for the 8 weeks, you can go back if you want to also. The people that are in much better shape but have still recieved some type of set back due to brain injury train to see what type of job they can do with they're new disability, you actually train there for the job. You can go there for a year to learn a trade. They also have dances and fun activity and take field trips and all kinds of stuff, if you get  ss diability its free funded by the state. Its a brain injury program weather it be strokes, an accident birth whatever. Any more questions let me know. We wouldn't have known anything about it if we hadn't gone to a stroke support meeting and the people told us....they also told us about the program she goes to 4 days a week for brain injuries, she loves it there, 6 hours each day.

Michelle,
           Go to Drs in your area........dept. of rehabilitative services, or call they will tell you what is offered and do the paper work to get it on its ways they are super helpful, they do all the leg work.
                  Nancy

Don't know that Mandy's fairing so well at rehab she keeps falling asleep during her second therapy she has them back to back...phys. and occup. I'm thinking she's only gonna last 2 weeks but thats o.k. at least she will get those 2 weeks then maybe another 2 weeks in Ga. at they're facility. She is trying her best and I can't ask for more than that especially after everything the poor kids been through.
                                    Nancy

Nancy...thats GREAT !!!!  When I read your first post....reminded me of Cara's OT and PT the five weeks between surgeries...due to her stroke the night after surgery and was unable to use her right side (facial, arm, hand, leg...etc)....she kept falling asleep as OT and PT were back to back, too....but she got stronger and stronger...we even spaced them apart, made one little easier ...like doing relaxing stuff...her attention span was next to none...has come a long way attention span wise.  I right away asked the therapists if she had something like ADD ...as we have two sons who do.  The more I researched about ADD...it says that trauma to the brain can cause it, too.   But I am impressed how far she has come.  Another interesting thing...I take tons of pictures...and Cara simply has trouble looking at the camera long enough...so I tell everyone to be patient while I work with Cara from behind the camera telling her to look at Mom, relax your eyes...etc....getting better but still a struggle for her.  She will start speech therapy again when school starts.

Thats GREAT that Mandy is continuing with the sessions and hanging in there...will keep her in our prayers.

CarasMOM

No stick with it Mandy's hand is much much better when she's relaxed her hand is open at least 3/4 of the way if not more, it has helped her tremendously it takes time initially to see results because it is so curled up. It helps if during the day you or he can try to uncurl it if its at all loose enough yet, it may not be. My advise is stick with it, it just takes time. Mandy can also lift her elbow as high as her shoulder on her own and I can lift it even higher to wash under. She can slightly move a couple fingers the physical therapist told me, and I know she can move her wrist up and down all from the Botox. If you stop it does go back to the start it will start to slowly reverse. Mandy went 8 weeks or something a while ago and her hand couldn't even be pulled open. She has been getting Botox for I guess about a year and a half now. I would stick with it if I were you, you just have to be patient we thought the same thing its not working...but it will. Good Luck!
                    Nancy