Dear Friends:
Today seemed to be a tough day for Paul. He worked with Dad this morning to open & close his hand. When the therapist tried to get him out of bed he didn't want to go. He wouldn't try to get out of bed. Once they got him up they went down for PT. Paul didn't want to do anything for the therapists. They asked him if his name was Paul ... he said yes. They asked him if he had a cat and he said "no" but when they asked if Tabby had a cat he grinned (not his cat?? LOL) Keith (PT) asked Paul if he was feeling bad today and he nodded "yes". Then he asked if he was hurting and he nodded "yes". Keith asked if it was his head "no", arms "no", foot "no" but when he asked if his stomach hurt he nodded "yes". When they went to the hallway to work with the pulley he did that a few times and then he was done. They tried to sit him up on the bench for a little bit. Keith was able to get him to kick the ball a little but he tired of that quickly also. They ended a little early since he wasn't feeling well and took him back to the room. Tomorrow Keith will call Mount Vernon to see if someone can come to evaluate him. Keith thinks he is ready to go to rehab. He answers questions about 80% of the time. It wasn't that he couldn't workout today….he didn't WANT to! He may check with other centers that work with Brain Injury patients and see if there are other places Paul can go if Mount Vernon won't take him. Paul's result from the x-ray came back and his lungs are clear but he still has lots of fluid. Dad asked him before we left if he was feeling any better and he nodded "yes". Maybe tomorrow will be better. Have a great day!
Love, Lynne & Carl
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