"He's my hero"...

I only was able to see my T for a short time today. He is doing well. We ate lunch together, as we do most days. He has been ordered that he can be sitting in his wheelchair for no more than one hour at a time; three hours total in one day. Why? Sitting on his pressure wound for too long is not allowing it to heal as quickly as they would like. So, he is in bed, lying flat for the majority of the day, which adds to his further decline of strength and flexibility. I try to do stretching while I'm with him, but he likes to "cop" an attitude. He has a really good nurse that is with him most days that is helping him stretch, as well as work on his brain.

I heard a song today that reminds me of my T. "He's my hero"

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father God, today I choose to give You thanks. Thank You for loving me. Thank You for setting me free. Thank You for the gift of Your Son, Jesus! I know You have a good plan for me. Thank You for leading and guiding me and for keeping me close to You all the days of my life. In Jesus' Name. Amen."

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sassy T....

Thank you to everyone who called or emailed me giving me your words of encouragement and support with the possibility of my T going to rehab in Vancouver, WA instead of coming home sooner than later.


Bob was very "with" it today. He remembered that a bird has a beak. :) (read yesterday's blog to get the inside scoop) One thing he told me that he misses about not being able to trade is not talking to all of his clients.


Bob is getting water-logged drinking lots of fluids to help get rid of the UTI. It's good to see he is finally being compliant with one therapy. He has his moments of being sassy, but, his sassiness is waaaayyy less than what my sassiness would be in the same situation.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY
"Father God, today I choose to give You thanks. Thank You for loving me. Thank You for setting me free. Thank You for the gift of Your Son, Jesus! I know You have a good plan for me. Thank You for leading and guiding me and for keeping me close to You all the days of my life. In Jesus' Name. Amen."

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Sad day...

First, Bob's fever is back to normal. He was still a little quiet this morning. Second, Earleen, the nurse practitioner in charge, announced to Bob and me that (with our permission) she was going to petition for Bob to be admitted to an intense rehab in Vancouver, WA. To be admitted there, the patient has to be well enough and able to do 5-6 hours of intense physical, occupational, and cognitive therapy a day.


Sounds like a good thing, right? It was sad for me, because I have been ready for my T to come home, and I've been anxiously awaiting that date. I thought it was going to be sooner than later. So, of course, I cried. Then, again, maybe all of this is finally catching up with me.


I talked with the physical therapist this evening. She said she has only heard good things about the rehab in WA. She is going to advocate for Bob to go. She says she has a "feeling" about his intelligence and his capability, and she feels Bob will benefit from their resources and abilities. I suppose, I should just suck it up. After all, it's to benefit T for the rest of his life.


Memory-wise, this evening (around 7pm), T remembered I was upset earlier today (at noon). I asked how he knew I was upset. He said, "Because you were crying." That was the first time he remembered a new incident longer than 15 minutes. Woo-hoo.


Something funny...We were discussing all the characteristics of a bird. I asked, "How do birds eat." Bob couldn't think of the word beak. He was bobbing his head like he was pecking at food and said, "They use their peckers." hahaha...what a belly-laugh we both had.

NEW A PRAYER FOR TODAY
"Father God, today I choose to give You thanks. Thank You for loving me. Thank You for setting me free. Thank You for the gift of Your Son, Jesus! I know You have a good plan for me. Thank You for leading and guiding me and for keeping me close to You all the days of my life. In Jesus' Name. Amen."

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101.3 fever...

Bob may be getting another infection. Ugh...He had a fever this morning of 101.3 with little urine output after drinking three bottles of water, three cups of juice, and one CapriSun. I needed to leave for the day before the test results came back, and I had tutoring to do this evening, so I didn't go for my usual evening visit.


It's confirmed, Bob has another UTI. I just called the nurse. Everyone who enters Bob's room, tries to get him to drink water. I've taken in packets of crystal lite to make lemonade, which he loves. He still doesn't drink. What needs done, is the cathater needs taken out. Maybe that's the next task on the agenda.


PT, OT, or cognitive therapy did not get done today due to the fact the Bob was not feeling up to par.

NEW A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father God, today I choose to give You thanks. Thank You for loving me. Thank You for setting me free. Thank You for the gift of Your Son, Jesus! I know You have a good plan for me. Thank You for leading and guiding me and for keeping me close to You all the days of my life. In Jesus' Name. Amen."

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game cheater!...

Guess what T did today, the bugger... We were playing a dice game. In short, you must roll a one or a five to stay in the game. Bob rolled two dice. One fell on the floor. He didn't realize, I glanced at the one still on the table; it was a six. When I bent down to pick the one off of the floor, he changed the dice on the table to show a five. When I told him what the number was of the dice on the floor, he announced that the one on the table was a five. What a cheater! I "called" him on it; we had a good laugh.

OT consisted of stretching the upper body. He was in dire need of that. Laying on his back for six months leaves the upper body immobile for too long.

Bob was in Pennsylvania and New York today. I was in Oklahoma. He went to "headquarters" (he's in the VA). He's gone to the "mess" hall. Geesh...Anyone have any insight on the confusion of a person who has had brain surgery?

A change of OT game plan...

I don't know what happened...either the word got out that I was pissed after Thursday's meeting or the word got out that I'm smarter than I look or maybe both, but, the Occupational Therapist seemed to have changed his therapy plan for Bob. He actually helped Bob to stand, and he exercised Bob with "purpose" instead of his whimpy "do this small motion three times". Bob was giving the OT a little attitude about being worked so hard.


He asked Bob challenging memory questions too. It's about time!


Before T fell sound asleep from exhaustion, we played a few hands of UNO. Bob won all three hands. Go figure. No, I didn't "let" him win. He won them fair and square. He even called me a smartass for giving him a "pick up two" card. Well, he gave me one first! :(

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father in heaven, thank You for this new day. Thank You for the opportunity to begin again. I choose to press forward and keep believing for the dreams and desires You’ve placed in my heart. I trust You today with everything that I am. In Jesus' Name. Amen."

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180 Posts...

Wow, 180 posts to this blog. I don't think I've ever commited to anything for so long before. It's a habit now. If I don't say something everyday, I feel like I'm letting a lot of people down. Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere.


Bob is becoming so "back to normal"; I get excited everyday I see him. We played UNO this morning. Now, tell me...If he's doing as bad as what everyone on that d@#% care team says, would he have remembered to say "UNO" when he had one card left? NO! Well, he remembered, and he remembered to say UNO as he laid his next to the last card down!


We exercised his (and my) arms and torso this evening. Also, he's on the edge of his chair getting ready to stand. The standing part scares the crap out of me, because if he falls and hurts himself, all fingers are going to be pointed at me. Let alone I'll feel so badly.


We worked on recall speed tonight. There's not too much to work on when he spits the answer out faster than I can come up with the answer myself. Geez...


Bob's C-diff infection is still positive. That means he'll be in solitary confinement for possibly two more weeks. I need to speak with the Physical Therapist to see what the game plan is now.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY
"Father in heaven, thank You for this new day. Thank You for the opportunity to begin again. I choose to press forward and keep believing for the dreams and desires You’ve placed in my heart. I trust You today with everything that I am. In Jesus' Name. Amen."

Have you checked out travel-mobility.com yet? Check out our new website. Pass it on too. We'd appreciate it. If you'd like an online home business of your own, email me.

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