Tuesday, October 27, 2009


Lots of sleep last night.  I think that Ang is averaging around 10 hours a night now.  That means that Teresa and I are also getting some much-needed rest.

Ang started her day off working with her cognitive program on the computer and then worked through the morning self-care rituals with OT. She started out working on her computer program for 5 to 10 minutes and now she works at it for an hour at a time. 

And did lots of walking during her morning and afternoon PT sessions.  We even went outside to do some walking on uneven ground.  Ang’s leg is getting stronger.  She is able to do more of her exercises and is highly motivated to get her mobility back.  Tomorrow she will be working on the lite gate.  Since Ang has already achieved the goals that PT set for her last week they have set some new goals.  Short-term (1 week):  Walking 50ft unassisted. Long-term (2 weeks): 150ft with a cane.  It really wouldn’t surprise me if Ang made the 150ft without the cane at this point.  We shall see.

More logic problems in speech therapy today.  Ang did great and is getting better at asking the therapist about the point of the exercise instead of getting frustrated.  Many of the exercises are simplistic yet necessary to establish her cognitive baseline. 

Biggest event of the day was the meeting that we had with Ang’s rehab team.  Angela’s tentative discharge date is much sooner than we had originally anticipated.  Looks like we will be heading home on 11/10/2009, at least tentatively.  Ang should be participating in a program called “rehab without walls”.  This is a real blessing.  Rehab takes place in the home and at the workplace and the program is tailor-made to fit the individual.  Co-workers, friends, and family become an integral part of the recovery process.  It is outside the box and has proven to be amazingly effective (Just like my wife…)

Take care,

Josh