Evening is such a good time for Bob. It is easy for me to forget that he has cognitive challenges during this time. I have a picture of Bob and three band members when he was around 18-19 years old. I've had it ever since he was in OHSU (June). Many many times we've talked about who each person was. In the beginning, he didn't recognize himself. A week or two ago, he could only name one other person. Tonight, he named each person by their first and last name like he had a fully functioning brain. Amazing!
Some other recovery tidbits are, he's eating so much better. Eating is becoming quicker. It still takes a good thirty-forty minutes, but I don't have to guide him through each step of the way. A few weeks ago, I had to show him the food on his spoon, then tell him where it needed to go and how to get it there. I even had to guide his hand to his mouth to get the motion going. No need to do that anymore. I do need to remind him not to take huge bites, because he needs to think too much about chewing and swallowing as separate tasks. It's hard for him to do them both at the same time. Something most people do automatically.
He's still in quarantine. Bob's on an antibiotic for the MRSA. He'll be retested for two weeks. Two negative results will relieve him of quarantinism (new word).
Today's lesson plan consisted of randomly drawing a playing card, then telling me what number came before and after. He told me the second and third number before and after also.
For memory recall, I would remove a card from a series. He then would have to tell me the missing card. He not only told me the missing card, but he told me the suit! All of the cards varied in suits. He did that on his own. I didn't ask him to do that. Later, I took two, then three away. 100% every time! He does like the casino.
A PRAYER FOR TODAY FROM JOEL OSTEEN
"Father in heaven, I choose to trust that You are working things out for my good. I choose to stand in faith, believing that my season of breakthrough is coming. Give me Your strength and peace as I patiently wait on You. In Jesus' Name. Amen."
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