Hi Friends! It's been awhile (as I was so kindly reminded of by my friend Bill Berry from Memphis). This is no indication of bad news. Quite the contrary!
Mom started her intensive rehab at Hook's (as an outpatient) and I must say they are working her hard! They are addressing all kinds of things through occupational, physical and speech therapy as well as working on memory and problem solving, etc. (I've threatened to join the memory/problem solving group myself.) Mom comes home exhausted but we have been able to see some improvements.
I've been "tied up" - enjoying the beginnings of an 18 day respite for our boys, Dustin and Garrett. They are back from Iraq for some R & R. We'll be celebrating their birthdays tonight at Maggiano's (yum). Right now, they are enjoying a movie with Brother Jack.
They look great and are in wonderful spirits. Dustin talks a mile a minute as usual. Garrett is enjoying being with his girl, Kari. Oh, and yes, I think they enjoy seeing the rest of the family, too.
More later...must go check some emails, do some school work, and then go celebrate the birthdays and homecoming!
Thanks for the prayers. Love, Audi
Monday, August 25, 2008
Thursday, August 7, 2008
HELLO HOOKS REHAB
Today (Thursday, August 7th) La Donna graduated to a new level of rehabilitation. She was evaluated by the professionals at Hooks Rehab Facility on 56th Street in Indianapolis and they concluded she would make an excellent prospect for intensive rehabilitative care.
Dr. Ed Haskins presented a detailed evaluation of her condition at her family consultation and concluded that her determination and dedication to get well is quite evident and qualifies her for their treatment.
Today in the evaluation process she walked 130 feet on her quad-footed cane! They believe she is surprising in several ways (we could have told them that already).
She is looking forward to the more intensive care program which will take her on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. and on Thursdays for one half a day. She will be a busy lady indeed.
Their facilities and equipment are much superior to anything we have seen before. Beside Speech, Occupational and Physical Therapy, she will attend group classes. The family has been invited to attend any of her sessions except the group classes.
In a month they will bring the family in for another evaluation conference. Nobody is fooled into thinking the recovery fr0m her stroke is going to be an easy one or a rapid one, but she is going to give it her best effort and we will "leave the rest to God" (as Dr. Ed Haskins put it).
Thank you all for your prayers and concern.
Love -- Poppo
Dr. Ed Haskins presented a detailed evaluation of her condition at her family consultation and concluded that her determination and dedication to get well is quite evident and qualifies her for their treatment.
Today in the evaluation process she walked 130 feet on her quad-footed cane! They believe she is surprising in several ways (we could have told them that already).
She is looking forward to the more intensive care program which will take her on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. and on Thursdays for one half a day. She will be a busy lady indeed.
Their facilities and equipment are much superior to anything we have seen before. Beside Speech, Occupational and Physical Therapy, she will attend group classes. The family has been invited to attend any of her sessions except the group classes.
In a month they will bring the family in for another evaluation conference. Nobody is fooled into thinking the recovery fr0m her stroke is going to be an easy one or a rapid one, but she is going to give it her best effort and we will "leave the rest to God" (as Dr. Ed Haskins put it).
Thank you all for your prayers and concern.
Love -- Poppo
Friday, August 1, 2008
Moving on...
Remember a few weeks ago when I was struggling with God over anxieties about work, Mom's progress and all? My message from Him was "just trust me; you don't need all the answers now."
I guess He's finally decided it is time to let us in on His plan.
Mom's headed to Hook Rehab's very intensive outpatient program next week! She'll be going to therapy M, W, and F from 9 til 3:30 and maybe on Thursdays for a half day. Sounds like they're going to stretch, strengthen, increase, and maximize every smidge of ability that she has! They've got state of the art equipment and we really feel like the Home Health therapists have gotten her strong enough to participate in a program as rigorous as this.
We are so grateful for the team that worked with us. Some of them were so nice, I almost wanted to go work for them! (That would be you, for one, Carolyn!) Fortunately, I love my job that I have now and since I can't do two jobs at once, I figured I better stay where I know they'll tolerate me!
Now, it's time to move on, though, and trust God as we take a new turn in our journey. We'll certainly be updating you on the all the progress that we anticipate.
As usual, thanks for the prayers and more later...
Lots of love,
Audi
I guess He's finally decided it is time to let us in on His plan.
Mom's headed to Hook Rehab's very intensive outpatient program next week! She'll be going to therapy M, W, and F from 9 til 3:30 and maybe on Thursdays for a half day. Sounds like they're going to stretch, strengthen, increase, and maximize every smidge of ability that she has! They've got state of the art equipment and we really feel like the Home Health therapists have gotten her strong enough to participate in a program as rigorous as this.
We are so grateful for the team that worked with us. Some of them were so nice, I almost wanted to go work for them! (That would be you, for one, Carolyn!) Fortunately, I love my job that I have now and since I can't do two jobs at once, I figured I better stay where I know they'll tolerate me!
Now, it's time to move on, though, and trust God as we take a new turn in our journey. We'll certainly be updating you on the all the progress that we anticipate.
As usual, thanks for the prayers and more later...
Lots of love,
Audi
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