Thursdays are pretty tough 'cause Dad has three hours of therapy. He worked super hard today and then had the energy to visit Mom (yay Mom!) and endure a heartbreaking Jazz loss (boo bad refs!).
Some highlights from today's workout: Dad stood unsupported for four minutes! Then he balanced with one foot off the floor! Since Dad's memory issues are minimal, most of speech therapy's efforts are focused on clarity of speech (Dad called his brother today and with a concerted effort carried on the entire conversation with perhaps only two to three fuzzy words.). His occupational therapist is working his arms and helping him with coordination. He works so hard. Everyone in rehab is so happy to see him come in! :)
Lately, I've been very encouraged by a clear increase in stamina. Even a few weeks ago a couple of hours of therapy wiped him out and left him falling asleep in his chair. Now, though he's clearly tired it's more "normal" tired. I'm also encouraged because I'm seeing a decrease in his pain levels. Though his left arm and right hand still bother him (and if you ask him he says it's no better) he's not nearly in as much discomfort in the mornings. Just a couple of weeks ago, he was waking up in agony and asking for pain medication. Now I come in and he's doing leg lifts in bed and trying to "focus" his sight on objects around the room.
All in all, lots of very good things.
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