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Therapy and More...


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After going 6 months without any kind of professional therapy and leaving it all on me to do some, Lisa started OT at a local college yesterday and will start at a PT center on Wednesday. She could use some, too. It's not like she has slipped that much, but some is better than none. Plus, it will give her new exercises to do than the same old tired ones I keep yelling at her to do. She already has "homework" from OT, writing with her left hand. I have been telling her to do since day 1, but I guess it took another opinion.

 

Me, I was in a wedding last weekend for a guy who works for me. It was a nice affair, long day though. Pictures, wedding, more pictures, a couple stops, reception, dance. Basic wedding stuff. Lisa and our daughter attended everything. We all had a great time.

 

What I enjoyed the most, and this will sound selfish and I don't care, is it was all about me. I felt really good getting all dressed up for a change and hearing about it. I wish it could happen more often. I was definitely bringing "SexyBack".

 

Butch

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Butch,

 

Anyone who thinks that sounds selfish doesn't understand caregiving, do they. I'm glad you didn't wait as long as I did to have my day in the sun. Actually, I had a whole summer in the sun but that was six years out from the stroke and I guess I had accumulated a lot of one "dayers" like you just had.

 

Great instincts on the learning to write with the opposite hand. That actually help the brain rewire. I read an article once on how to keep your brain healthy---not meant for stroke survivors but for everyone---and one of the things they said to do was to spend 10 minutes a day writing with your non-dominate hand. 10 minutes of reading, of singing and doing math was on the brain exercise list, too.

 

Jean

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