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We talked about simply following commands, then about her cognition, her ability to be aware of things around her, recognizing people, all of that. obviously that is significantly different just a week later. we hear from her husband that she was asked to touch her own forehead, she did that. she took her husband's ring off and put it back on. the expressive part of this, her ability to speak and facilitate communication toward someone else, that remains to be seen. it could be perfectly in tact, we just still don't know yet, anderson. >> when she moves to the rehab hospital, i mean, how does ...

Flash cards and being able to say and communicate you understand what that flash card is. there's behavioral therapy, and also just the emotional therapy, you know, this can sometimes lead to depression for example. there can be an element of post traumatic stress. a big component will be physical therapy, doing more of what you're talking about. her right leg, her right arm and the rest of her body, because he's been bedridden. she has a tracheotomy in her throat now. that can make it difficult for her to swallow when she gets that tube out. so she'll have to relearn how to swallow again. spe...

Brain injury like this, there's a lot of focus on the brain to start with. so cognitive rehab, which can be everything from looking at flash cards and being able to say or communicate that you understand what that flash card is. there's behavioral therapy, and also just the emotional therapy, you know, this can sometimes lead to depression for example. there can be an element of post traumatic stress. but as you might imagine, a big component will be physical therapy, doing more of what you're talking about. her right leg, her right arm and the rest of her body, because she's been bedridden. s...

We talked about simply following commands, then about her cognition, her ability to be aware of things around her, recognizing people, all of that. obviously that is significantly different just a week later. we hear from her husband that she was asked to touch her own forehead, she did that. she took her husband's ring off and put it back on. the expressive part of this, her ability to speak and facilitate communication toward someone else, that remains to be seen. it could be perfectly in tact, we just still don't know yet, anderson. >> when she moves to the rehab hospital, i mean, how does ...

In bed staring at me, but his eyes kept on looking at me and i could understand it. he says, mom, i'm in there and why i wouldn't give up why we wouldn't give up is he's my son. how can you give up on a 21-year-old? you just have to keep on believing and trying and -- >> and you're working with him. you're doing flash card and every day you have dedicated your entire life, no work, nothing outside the home to take care of him and work with him on his therapy, right? >> yes. i assist the therapist whenever i have time and i do extra exercises and i think it's necessary that we involve him in ev...