On the rehab floor. We are there for 2 weeks. His arm gets swollen. So not much OT is done. I wrap the arm to push the fluid back into the body. This was suggested by my son. He was doing his residency. He said that that is what they do in the hospital. Compression to push the fluid back into the body from the extremities. This hospital does not do it. So I do it on my own. It works. The swelling goes away. I wrap the arm every evening. PT,OT, ST life revolves around those three
William has read the book the China Study, recommended by our MD. Anyway, the just of the book is to not eat Meat or wheat products. pure vegan diet. I told William that I like fish and chicken. But, if he wants to try this. I guess OK. BUt, I just don't know. He has always been a meat and potatoes sort of fellow. THis is a drastice change. You would think that I would be the vegetarian. I am the one that likes that type of food. I went and bought lots of fruits and veggies for him.
I am beginning to learn how to use the help that is offered to me. At the beginning, I felt and William felt that I had to be there for everything. But, now, I have 2 second family ministries offering to help me out. One is with our present church and one is with our past church. The old church has somebody offer to come out once a week. They call and see what day is convenient for me and them. They will stay with William for 1-2 hours. I usually try to shop or go to the gym. Our prese
Today has been a wonderful day. Got up before the sun. It was dark outside. 5AM. Got William up and we were at the YMCA at 5:30AM. Pretty good progress. Made it into the water and walked and planked and did leg lifts. Got into the fabulous shower. They have a walk-in shower. It is easier to use than the shower at home. So, William gets showered and shaved. I use lots of powder. William insists that he is going to have inhalation of powder problems. I love to use baby powder. It make
I have decided to learn how to blog. I want to journal William's journey. Ischemic stroke , 12-13-08.
We were enjoying a quiet Sat. evening. William is preparing for Bible study. He is sitting on the couch reading the bible to me. I notice that he has stopped reading . It looks like he has dozed off. Now , that is odd. Then I notice this gasping for breath. I can tell something is really wrong. I go over
to William and ask him if he can stand up. I would like to go to the car a
