Well, they finally saw fit to release me to the rehab center. The people who helped me settle in were apparently unafraid of my horrid visage. They took no notice, and did not cringe! I wonder if humanity is perhaps not a lost cause after all.
They say I will probably have to stay here for at least another three months, but most likely six months. All this time will be spent on rest, recuperation, and rebuilding. Not rebuilding my face, no, that has been tried many, many times before, and each time, almost predictably, it failed. Rebuilding the muscles, so to speak, increasing their strength, flexibility, endurance, and mobility are the goals that they hope to achieve here.