Mom’s update July 22nd 2011
Dad started his day with mom and when he walked into the room she was sitting at the side of the bed with her feet hanging off the bed and trying to grab the railing with her hands. The only thing that saved her was the fact that she had the mitts on and couldn’t grab the rail or she would have landed on the floor. We are constantly second guessing ourselves about the use of the mitts and then something like this happens to remind us that she still needs them. The fact that she was trying to get out of bed is good because the “will” is there. Motivation is a very big part of recovery.
Anthony came to see mom in the afternoon and mom had OT today. She is standing at the bars but they realized that the bars are set too high. They are lowering them next week. They actually take their hands and move her right and left foot to imitate walking. She moved her right foot with assistance but the left was much harder. She told them she is afraid to move it. That is the affected side. She had a difficult time putting a shirt over her head today. OT was late in the day and she was already starting to get tired. Speech came in a worked with her. She gave mom a PBJ sandwich! Anthony was getting frustrated about the fact that speech doesn’t come every day and not over the weekend. The speech therapist said she is going slow – Anthony asked the therapist, “Do you eat on the weekend? Why doesn’t my mom?” The therapist said that someone was supposed to feed her over the weekend but they were short staffed. (mom is still on the feeding tube) He was getting upset with the fact that the speech therapist will come in two days in a row and then not again for 5 days. Where’s the consistency? She also did oral motor exercises (something Carmine has been doing for a while now). Mom was able to do everything. She also ate a banana and juice.
Dad put mom to bed tonight. He called to say they were watching the food channel together.
Peace and Love,
~Claud
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