Waiting for Cake
20 Sep 2013 10:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ursulas_alcoveIt was another long day. Sometimes things are good, sometimes not. It has been five days at the therapy home. What I discovered today was no one showed John where to stow his bathroom stuff. No one took him to brush his teeth for a whole week. He's not allowed to be mobile so how else is it going to happen? There is one assistant nurse who treats John like an imbecil. And the pharmacy screwed up his meds one day this week with one pill too many. Welcome to week one. We had a staff meeting to go over what our goals are. They are aware of our lack of resources. I think they wished we had a larger support network. They tried to decide "is it better to do rehab here or go home and do it at a SNFF center there?" So far, I feel I am the only one with homework other than the social worker who will see what BC/BS can offer.
They are working on what I consider things my husband has always done. You mean you can change his habits? I don't mind but my dad would say "They're pissing into the wind." I don't think a lifetime of disorganization or anti-OCD is going to change soon. But memory and cognition skills have gone downhill so I hope they can help. Meanwhile, his left leg needs to be strengthened. It's buckling, bad column support. Other skills like endurance will get better. We need that before traveling home. It would help if they had the same schedule everyday. They don't. They've been plagued with missing therapists. Other roomies complained of shortages in food, bedding, and dishes. I think they are short staffed.
I recieved my care package from home and also sent three hats home to be blocked along with yarn for Jen's custom hats. Found the closest gas station for the Jeep. It has no gage and hasn't been filled since July. I needn't have worried, it had a half a tank. Got to "the home" in time for the meeting. John dealt with Iowa and has more to do tomorrow. It wore him out trying to explain. At least two recruiters called. One tried to play fifty questions instead of reading the resume. Add in flash cards for word retrieval, explaining to OT what duties a software engineer performs, and eventually a 45 minute session with PT. I have one tired husband.
I managed a walk to a farm stand near " the home". Finally reasonably priced food! $8 bought a weeks worth of groceries instead of pissing away $50 for two days of food at Whole Foods. I made a lovely chicken soup with fresh veggies. And colorful too! Blue potatoes, yellow corn, orange carrots, green beans and organic chicken from New Seasons. I looked over the pantry and found I had ingredients enough to treat myself to chocolate cake. It finally smells good in here.
The first scarf is done but farmers markets need to be registered for a year in advance. Several have already closed for the season. Most want you to have raised your own wool. They seem to run about $50 for a 10 x 10 spot. McMinneville has a Public Market. Haven't checked it out yet. It's a bit far. Beaverton's farmers market looks to be the best.
Tomorrow is another day. I hope one of the hardware stores has foam for needle felting.
They are working on what I consider things my husband has always done. You mean you can change his habits? I don't mind but my dad would say "They're pissing into the wind." I don't think a lifetime of disorganization or anti-OCD is going to change soon. But memory and cognition skills have gone downhill so I hope they can help. Meanwhile, his left leg needs to be strengthened. It's buckling, bad column support. Other skills like endurance will get better. We need that before traveling home. It would help if they had the same schedule everyday. They don't. They've been plagued with missing therapists. Other roomies complained of shortages in food, bedding, and dishes. I think they are short staffed.
I recieved my care package from home and also sent three hats home to be blocked along with yarn for Jen's custom hats. Found the closest gas station for the Jeep. It has no gage and hasn't been filled since July. I needn't have worried, it had a half a tank. Got to "the home" in time for the meeting. John dealt with Iowa and has more to do tomorrow. It wore him out trying to explain. At least two recruiters called. One tried to play fifty questions instead of reading the resume. Add in flash cards for word retrieval, explaining to OT what duties a software engineer performs, and eventually a 45 minute session with PT. I have one tired husband.
I managed a walk to a farm stand near " the home". Finally reasonably priced food! $8 bought a weeks worth of groceries instead of pissing away $50 for two days of food at Whole Foods. I made a lovely chicken soup with fresh veggies. And colorful too! Blue potatoes, yellow corn, orange carrots, green beans and organic chicken from New Seasons. I looked over the pantry and found I had ingredients enough to treat myself to chocolate cake. It finally smells good in here.
The first scarf is done but farmers markets need to be registered for a year in advance. Several have already closed for the season. Most want you to have raised your own wool. They seem to run about $50 for a 10 x 10 spot. McMinneville has a Public Market. Haven't checked it out yet. It's a bit far. Beaverton's farmers market looks to be the best.
Tomorrow is another day. I hope one of the hardware stores has foam for needle felting.
braingym glass of water first
Date: 24 Sep 2013 01:46 pm (UTC)have him do "scissors' lift that leg up
leg straight & leg bent
have him eat the protein things first
its what will help him heal faster
then the rest in case he runs out of room/speed eating
it takes 2x's energy more to do stuff
after a brain injury
have him sing songs like
there was an old lady who swallowed a fly ...
it helps to get things reconnected
have him work o remembering who the aid is he's got helping today
a litany of today is Tuesday sept 24 2013
have him fill in flow charts
practice reading out loud from a programming book
take a fine brush and stroke it on his palms and soles of his feet
it helps stimulate nerve production
there is also PACE-brain Gymn
its called educational kinesiology
its what mom used to help heal from her brain injury
the first 3 excercise
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li4bz8JpyXY"
alternated same side movements with cross overs
doing it laying on his back is good too
better over view
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkoLnx4mJHA"
better how to actually do it
"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2Uw2LD_kdU&feature=share&list=PL77F35ADF7F082125"
Re: braingym glass of water first
Date: 26 Sep 2013 07:00 am (UTC)John doesn't have programming books here and does not use flowcharts. Something about fuzzy logic. I have him reading DO-178B, a specification used in his job. We are checking out the differences that will occur when we get to version C. But mostly he is designing a computer game/simulation for war gaming. I left him to work on it. I called him at dinner to make sure he got acceptable food. He was eating ravenously.
Re: braingym glass of water first
Date: 26 Sep 2013 03:51 pm (UTC)pickle juice just a mouthful
is good for charley horses
its a runners trick-
just getting it in the mouth
not the tummy its a instant thing.
i heard about it via tv then
they showed the documentation
on tv of the tests proving it..
I do be John has steps he takes
while he does stuff
creating segments
that interlock
he can creat the flow chart
if i was him its be a game called
kill the cook
first you strap them to a chair
then do things to make them open their mouth
then you push stuff to make it fly into it
do it till their head explodes