Thank you for that. About 5 months.

I awoke in neuro rehab about 5 weeks after the accident. I did have a few scattered memories from the month in ICU, but most of the things I “remember” never actually happened, at least not the way I remember; my neuropsychologist called these confabulations.

The first week in neuro rehab is also a bit blurry. I remember some of my first speech therapy appointment. I didn’t know what year it was. I got my age wrong. I didn’t know who the president was. I didn’t know what hospital I was in or why. I did remember my name, and the names of my wife and kids.

I had speech, occupational, and physical therapy 5 days a week. After a while I began to piece things together. When discharged from inpatient after 4 weeks, a NPA indicated I still had deficits in spatial orientation, executive functioning, and working memory. I continued with outpatient therapy and things kept improving. I had a second NPA around the 5 month anniversary of the accident. That evaluation stated:

"On examination, the patient demonstrated intact cognition in all domains assessed including learning and memory, attention, processing speed, language skills, and executive functions. He has shown an excellent recovery from his severe injury only five months ago. From a cognitive standpoint there are currently no concerns with respect to the patient returning to work full time or returning to driving."

I am truly grateful. Wishing all of you continued progress.