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Respite birthday celebration
Last week was my birthday and, though I’ve typically never really paid much attention to it, this year I did. I celebrated not only that I’m alive and heathy to care for Kim and enjoy life but also that my family and friends (you) have supported me so much, reading this blog and sending me…
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Kim’s doing well .. thankfully!
Some of you have been asking me if Kim is still in the hospital? I’m sorry that I was not clear on my prior message- they took him to the hospital just for a few hours that day and to discard any issues related to his fall. He did say he had ‘a hell of…
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Back to the hospital after falling
After his fall and settling him back in bed .. This evening, after covering my body with a full plastic gown and gloves, an N95 mask plus a plastic shield, I opened Kim’s door to find him alongside his bed on the floor. He said he had fallen trying to go from his wheel chair…
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The ‘mild’ cold that turned out to be COVID
With his physical therapist yesterday Yesterday, I found Kim to be somewhat disoriented and not processing information well. He did do his physical therapy exercises but his performance was much below that of the day before. Today, however, I found him sitting on his chair, totally disoriented, and just looking like a zombie. He was…
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Getting into our car
On Monday when I went to view the physical therapy session Kim receives from Monday-Thursday, I asked the therapist when/how he might be able to get into our car? She quickly said: “let’s try it!” It was a rainy, gloomy day but that did not matter. I was very happy to think that he might…
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Bigger steps but now launching to walk and falling
Last week Kim had ‘mixed” performance, but overall cooperating and doing what the therapists ask him to do. However, he is now desperate to come home! His speech therapist told me yesterday that she thinks he’s achieved all he is going to do. Cognitively, he lost quite a bit with the stroke but it is…
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Coordinating Care
I’ve written before about being Kim’s ‘Health Care Director/ Manager’ for the past 9 years since his last TBI which left him with a cognitive disability. The reality is that, given the many health issues he’s had, I’ve become a ‘living encyclopedia’ of all his illness, tests, hospitalizations, interventions, etc. This has served him well.…
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Regressing a little…
A bit of a set back in physical therapy I got a call from Kim’s physical therapist on Wednesday, something that had not happened before since Kim entered the skilled nursing facility. I have been receiving updates because I seek them out on Thursdays, the day after therapists do their weekly evaluations to submit to…
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At Andrews AFB’s Air Show
Background: the biggest Air Force Cargo Plane C5 Daniel and 3 of his pilot instructor colleagues were chosen to fly the T-1 from Columbus, MS to Andrews AFB in DC. It was a great opportunity for him to visit with Kim a few times and for me to spend time with him. We toured the…
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Kim continues to improve and will continue at the facility
Eating farmer market’s veggie chicken noodle soup I made for him, one of his favorites I just got some great news – Kim continues to improve and has now been approved thorough October 7. This schedule changes based on whether or not he’s making weekly improvement. If he stops improving, he’ll be sent home. Though…
Cunningham-Ramos AML & Stroke after TBI Journey 