Sitting in my chair, watching a few blowing flurries in the otherwise bright sunlight – I’m in the lull between Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy, hunting and pecking on my laptop. My spirits are bright as well, just now. Speech is aggressively verifying my ability to swallow, and after several days of eating containers of [...]
Helen Hayes is awesome – spent all day today out of bed sitting in a wheelchair, which is a very pleasant change. A daily schedule is working me hard but in good ways. Typing still a real challenge… But I am here and have daily windows when I have a speaking valve on and can [...]
(guest post by Kate) Adam had a really great day. His physical therapist brought by a motorized wheelchair that fits him well and Adam got to go to the therapy gym. He practiced rolling from side to side on the mat, and was able to demonstrate rolling to the side this evening in bed. Adam [...]
(guest post by Kate) Adam is doing great! He had a full day of evaluation on Thursday where all of the different services came and put Adam through his paces. Yesterday was Adam’s first day of his regular schedule of therapy. He starts at 9:30 am with PT and his therapy continues until 3:30pm, with [...]
(guest post by Kate) We were able to get Adam safely ensconced in Helen Hayes this afternoon, and that was great. Everyone has been very welcoming and we’re all really excited for the next stage of Adam’s recovery. He was seen by the nurses, the attending physician, and had a brief chat with the occupational [...]