The past few days have gone well. Chris had another appointment with the OT and now I am doing exercises with his good arm. She wants him to regain the strength on his unaffected side. He is very co-operative with me even tho it causes pain. I have noticed that his affected arm is getting more flexible since I have been doing his exercises 3 times a day. He is starting to show signs of his sense of humor coming back and he is smiling more and more everyday. Today he woke up at 8:15a which is unusual for him and he looked at me with a big smile and said "Good Morning" it almost knocked me off my feet. The past few evenings he has been up till 10 - 10:30p watching or just listening to the TV. At the nursing home they had him in bed by 7:30p and he went sound asleep.

The first week or so that he was home he really didn't say to much. The past few days he has really started talking and expressing his feeling with me. He is so appreciative for everything and he is cracking jokes and smiles as soon as he sees me. Such a change.

He is getting so much better with feeding himself. He still needs my help at times -handling a cup is so much better.

Thursday is Chris' first appointment with his family doctor since he had his strokes. I have never met his doctor, but I'm sure this will be an extensive visit - I am really curious to see what she has to say about the amount of Ativan the nursing home had him own. I feel that this dosage needs to be changed - he always seem so "snowed." I really think this drug inhibits his abiltiy to give it his best try during therapy and when I am working with him.