No "miracle" nurse today

Bob Pirie Fund: Many of Bob's friends have expressed that they wanted to help by donating to a fund that will help with Bob's medical expenses. I have set up a Bob Pirie Fund at Umpqua Bank here in Roseburg. If you are interested in making a contribution, you can mail a check to: Umpqua Bank
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445 SE Main Street
Roseburg, OR 97470
c/o Caryn Martin, Universal Associate


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Bob's "miracle" nurse is off today and tomorrow, so not much happened today. I guess she's allowed her two days off. The other nurses don't move him too much. The PT stood him and walked him one step. Little does she know that Bob has walked four steps on previous days.

Bob's left foot needs a lot of exercising. It drags quite a bit. The PT will get a brace for now. Drop foot can be a "tripping" factor. I know, because I have a brace myself due to drop foot on the same foot.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father in heaven, today I declare my thanks to You for all You have done in my life. Help me see Your hand of blessing as I continually acknowledge and praise Your name. Fill me with Your peace and joy as I keep You first place in all that I do. In Jesus' Name. Amen"

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Good day....

Bob Pirie Fund: Many of Bob's friends have expressed that they wanted to help by donating to a fund that will help with Bob's medical expenses. I have set up a Bob Pirie Fund at Umpqua Bank here in Roseburg. If you are interested in making a contribution, you can mail a check to: Umpqua Bank
Bob Pirie Fund
445 SE Main Street
Roseburg, OR 97470
c/o Caryn Martin, Universal Associate
Thank you in advance for your support and contribution.

I know I've said this before, but, here goes again. Bob was so "with" it today. We had normal conversations. He remembered things we talked about yesterday. I, also, told him at 2pm that I'd return at 5pm. When I got to his room at 5:30, he told me that I said that I would come back at 5. HE REMEMBERED! Woo-hoo!

All together, Bob had a good day today He was remembering everything. He transferred from the chair to the bed. He walked a few steps. He ate and drank what he was supposed to....good day.
Sanity to the lunacy...His evening care nurses were nurses who haven't been assigned to him for quite some time. They were amazed at his progress. The one nurse said, "Bob, when you came here, you couldn't even feed yourself, now look at what you are doing!"

"How ya' doin, Bob"..."I'm working on getting well." A PRAYER FOR TODAY
"Father in heaven, today I declare my thanks to You for all You have done in my life. Help me see Your hand of blessing as I continually acknowledge and praise Your name. Fill me with Your peace and joy as I keep You first place in all that I do. In Jesus' Name. Amen"

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Four steps!...

Bob Pirie Fund: Many of Bob's friends have expressed that they wanted to help by donating to a fund that will help with Bob's medical expenses. I have set up a Bob Pirie Fund at Umpqua Bank here in Roseburg. If you are interested in making a contribution, you can mail a check to:

Umpqua Bank
Bob Pirie Fund
445 SE Main Street
Roseburg, OR 97470
c/o Caryn Martin, Universal Associate


Thank you in advance for your support and contribution.


Bob took four steps today! He's not ready for a marathon, but he's on his way. Zachary told Bob that he could go jogging with him soon. T made the funniest face and said, "When I get past the fear of walking, I'll go."


If anyone is close by the VA on Wednesday around 1pm., Bob will be taking his first steps with the physical therapist. We will be celebrating with cake and ice cream. Come party with us over the GREAT event. I'll be taking pictures and posting them on this blog. Stay tuned.

I didn't work on any memory activities today. T was too "pooped" from exercising, standing, and walking. However, he is remembering names more and more each day. Short term memory is still very short-term. If he is reminded by another person, he remembers, but if you ask him to recall on his own, he doesn't remember. (Does that make sense?)

A PRAYER FOR TODAY
"Father in heaven, today I declare my thanks to You for all You have done in my life. Help me see Your hand of blessing as I continually acknowledge and praise Your name. Fill me with Your peace and joy as I keep You first place in all that I do. 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, go to the website, click on Become a Rep.

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Rehab progress...

Bob Pirie Fund: Many of Bob's friends have expressed that they wanted to help by donating to a fund that will help with Bob's medical expenses. I have set up a Bob Pirie Fund at Umpqua Bank here in Roseburg. If you are interested in making a contribution, you can mail a check to:
Umpqua Bank
Bob Pirie Fund
445 SE Main Street
Roseburg, OR 97470
c/o Caryn Martin, Universal Associate
Thank you in advance for your support and contribution.

Bob's physical therapy was bumped up a level today. He transferred from the bed to his wheelchair using a walker. He learned to pivot stand. He said it was very scary. He's afraid he's going to fall and not be able to get up, or fall and hurt himself. When he's done transferring, he is shaking with fear. I just want to hug him and move him myself. That won't do him any good.

Boy, did I get quite the story tonight! Supposedly, he was fishing all day long today, but he couldn't catch anything because people were asking him to be a "go-fer" all day. Then, the oil pan went out on his wheelchair. a ha...ok my t. Bob went on and on and on. It was a great story.

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father in heaven, today I declare my thanks to You for all You have done in my life. Help me see Your hand of blessing as I continually acknowledge and praise Your name. Fill me with Your peace and joy as I keep You first place in all that I do. 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, go to the website, click on Become a Rep.

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Bob Pirie Fund

Many of Bob's friends have expressed that they wanted to help by donating to a fund that will help with Bob's medical expenses. I have set up a Bob Pirie Fund at Umpqua Bank here in Roseburg. If you are interested in making a contribution, you can mail a check to:


Umpqua Bank

Bob Pirie Fund

445 SE Main Street

Roseburg, OR 97470

c/o Caryn Martin, Universal Associate


Thank you in advance for your support and contribution.


Thinking back, I would not have been able to stay sane through this whole ordeal without your love, prayers, and emotional support. I have over two-hundred and fifty emails to share with Bob when he's able to read on the computer. Many of those emails are emails that have conversations that went back and forth between the sender and me.


Cognitive Therapy: Today's lesson was rapid recall. I asked T to list four items that would belong in a category that I called out. He was required to list the items quickly. I didn't give him too much time to think. I gave him about two seconds to think. If he took longer that 2-3 seconds before listing, I would say, "Too slow. We'll do that one tomorrow." Or, I would help him brainstorm. A few examples were, parts of the body, parts of a car, things in an ocean, fruits, and many many more (a half hour worth).


How'd Bob do? He did really well. Some categories were harder than others. I didn't see a pattern.

GREAT NEWS! I forgot to mention yesterday, the doctor I spoke to said that the chances of Bob having another brain aneurysm goes back to slightly above the average person (providing the brain CTI's detected everything during his brain surgery).

A PRAYER FOR TODAY
"Father in heaven, today I declare my thanks to You for all You have done in my life. Help me see Your hand of blessing as I continually acknowledge and praise Your name. Fill me with Your peace and joy as I keep You first place in all that I do. In Jesus' Name. Amen"

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Positive confirmation...

I'm so excited. A friend of Bob's aunt and uncle is a brain surgeon. He called me on the phone. Our phone conversation reinforced my beliefs about Bob's progress. He said not to believe anyone who says that the ability that Bob possesses 6-9 months after the stroke is as good as it's going to get. He said that is a bunch of bullsh**.(not those exact words) He said that it may seem like recovery comes to a stand still, but it only slows as compared to the everyday progress you see in the beginning. I see progress everyday and I can see to the future. He suggested keeping a journal so we can look back to compare where we are at presently as to where we've come from. Think this blogpage will suffice?


The surgeon also said, that Bob's eyes will, rather most likely, correct, but an opthamologist should be seen.


As for the naming issue...This is a common symptom. Naming items and naming faces will return. Even if it doesn't, we all forget names of things and faces. To me, that's no big deal.


I'm am so thankful for the brain surgeon's phone call, and for his affirmation of my beliefs. I told T tonight that given time, he'd be back to his ole' honary self.


Sanity to the lunacy...There's no sanity in this...I was told I'm a liability. So, none of the staff can help me anymore with putting my wheelchair in the car. Some nurses have been secretively helping me, but the word must have gotten out. It's not allowed.


"How ya doin, Bob"..."My legs are paralyzed. I've been standing so long; they don't work anymore."

A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father in heaven, today I declare my thanks to You for all You have done in my life. Help me see Your hand of blessing as I continually acknowledge and praise Your name. Fill me with Your peace and joy as I keep You first place in all that I do. In Jesus' Name. Amen"

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"Most things are out of my control, so it's a waste of time to get angry."

Sanity to the lunacy...He stands! The rehab in Vancouver, WA denied Bob's admittance until he can do at least one hour of physical therapy. When his nurse, who is doing so much with him, heard this, she could have had a bird. She has reported all the exercising with him, but it wasn't documented by the charge nurse. So, Vancouver thinks that all he can do is lie in bed and sit in his chair.


So...heads were rolling today. The PT actually came to his room today (last time was well over six weeks ago). She fixed the stand up lift so Bob was able to stand on his own. He pulled himself up by himself and stood for about 30 seconds by himself. He did this five times. The PT had a look of amazement. See, no one believes me when I tell them what Bob can do! That's why I don't work for anyone. I hate convincing people that I know something.


The OT wasn't there today, so a substitute came to his room. See heads were rolling. All of his abilities need documented so Vancouver Rehab can be re-contacted. They will accept him with the proper documentation.


"How ya doin, Bob"..."I'm feeling good today. I'm wiped out though from all the exercising. I'm glad I stood. I knew I could do it." Bob doesn't seem to show much emotion. He laughs, but he doesn't show frustration or anger. When I asked him if he ever gets angry, he said, "Most things are out of my control, so it's a waste of time to get angry." What a motto to live by!



A PRAYER FOR TODAY

"Father in heaven, today I declare my thanks to You for all You have done in my life. Help me see Your hand of blessing as I continually acknowledge and praise Your name. Fill me with Your peace and joy as I keep You first place in all that I do. In Jesus' Name. Amen"



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