15 days left!! Ok, maybe not!!

Ha ha-
I guess now our countdown seems even more pointless than it did the last time I wrote. Actually, I really had to count to figure out where I was in the countdown anymore.
Why is it so pointless, you ask??
Well, because Mauri is home and has been for several days now.
I'm sorry to have abandoned you all here, but the last few days I've been trying to settle back into the house, take care of Mauri and concentrate on the many visits we've had at our house. I've also been trying to catch up on my emailing, and have read most of the 1000+ gmail conversations that had accumulated in my inbox, although I haven't really responded to many.
Mostly, this is a happy message.
Last Thursday, they officially gave Mauri the "alta hospitalaria." It was a great surprise, when they allowed him to go home, as we had expected him to move to a regular room before going home. That never happened, though, and he went directly from the ICU back home.
He was still mostly bandaged up, except for his arms and hands, where I liberally apply lotion several times daily to help restore movement.
It's been a bit of an emotional roller coaster, though.
We've greatly enjoyed the time at home. Sadly, though, last Friday, the day after he got the "alta," one of Mauri's uncles passed away, and he was pretty upset about not being able to go see him before it happened. Overall, though, the last few days have given us something that we hadn't had in a long time: the opportunity to be together, to be at home, and to relax.
So, you may wonder how Mauri is actually doing. Overall, he has greatly improved. After more than a month of inactivity, though, he is frustrated at his inability to do everything that he would like to be able to do. Another thing that contributes to his frustration is that the areas that are healing contract more and more each day, and they lack the elasticity of normal skin. So, he has to do stretching exercises every day to try to improve mobility, and to keep from losing more.
The first couple of days home, it was hard for him to get up and walk due to the pain in his right lower leg, the donor site for the last grafting surgery. Since then, though, the pain has greatly improved. It is still difficult for him to sleep at night, as he can't find a position that doesn't put pressure on the healing areas.
Today, we returned to Valencia, and they took off all of his bandages, allowing him to shower at home for the first time. He is much more comfortable without all of the bandages, and it allows me to apply lotions as needed, and to be able to rub his back, which is still peeling and very itchy.
The doctors explained that they were astonished at the way that his back had healed. Not only did they not originally expect most of it to heal on its own (without grafts), but the rate at which it healed was unbelievable for them. They said that overall he is doing incredibly well considering how badly he was burnt.
They have taken his measurements for a pressure garment, something that he will have to wear 24 hours a day (minus the time for bathing and washing the garment) for a full year. (Not something that he looks forward to).
From now on, he still looks forward to a long healing process, but it is a bit better now that he can heal at home. Little by little he can do more activities, and life is progressively getting closer to normal.
At least we don't have to go back to Valencia until the 22nd of July.
I will keep updating here, but admit that it will be much less often now that there will be less to tell.
Lastly, I want to thank everybody for the support that they have shown Mauri and I. We both greatly appreciate it.
Buenas noches.