Kicked out of Therapy
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It's been 1 month and 4 days since my mother's CVA.
Today I was told that my mother's speech therapy will be "temporarily" discontinued because she's not really even vocalizing. She has severe aphasia. She doesn't speak, but can spell and communicate using a spell board. We were offered information on puchasing a laptop computer/communication device using scanning software to spell.
I am thankful we can afford to buy this machine ourselves instead of waiting on Medicare to approve it. I am thankful Mom has good cognitive function. I am thankful she can communicate her needs and tell us if she's being mistreated. She still laughs and acts like her old self. She spelled the words checkbook. She wanted to balance her checkbook even though she's paralyzed from head to toe and lying in a nursing home!!! Same old mom.
I also learned today that my mother's physical and occupational therapy may be terminated in 1.5 weeks because of lack of progress. I fault the night shift nursing staff for leaving the TV blasting, not changing her diapers and leaving her wet and/or soiled, and not turning her every 2 hours. I couldn't function without sleep, how's a stroke survivor supposed to get up and exercise???
If anyone can think of something I need to say to prolong therapy, I would sure appreciate it.
I'm putting this blog under the category of Good Day since I am alive and healthy and so are my husband and 3 beautiful children. I have so much to be thankful for, mainly the strength to persevere another day and get the necessary care needed for my mother.
God Bless.
Thanks for reading.
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