Alright, here is the evidence.....sittin' out on the porch again. What happened to those chores???
It has been a really nice day and plenty warm enough to just sit and enjoy. The fresh air does wonders.
Today Norm had speech therapy and is doing very well. They are more and more surprized every time he comes there because of the amount he can remember, and how well he can function mentally. It really is another miracle. A 12 minute "code" is awful long, but he has truly amazed everyone. The other day, there were some of the men from our church over working on the sprinkling system and they were missing a certain part. Norm had taken it off last fall, and I had no clue!!!! So, when they needed the part, Norm remembered right where it was. He has been pretty much out of it for about nine weeks now, and with at least two cardiac arrests, he is amazing.
Speech therapy also works a lot on memory and recall, etc. In most areas of testing so far Norm has breezed through it. In a couple of areas there is some work to do, but it won't be bad at all. At first, I think Norm thought it was all silly, but now he sees that it is necessary and that it is helping. Teaching him tools to remember things. When he first came out of his coma, he didn't know any of us or the kids. I think we were familiar to him, but he didn't have a grasp on why. Now, He remembers where every little thing that is out in his shop, and just about anything else. Right now, the doctors don't want him to drive and he seems alright with that. He has always hated my driving, but he tolerates it because he knows it won't be forever. I will tell you a secret tho...I don't like his driving either!!!! During his next speech therapy, they are going to go over balancing the checkbook. I will be glad to get that back to him. It is hard!!!!
Anyway, things are getting better every day. He now has a real desire to get out and walk and do what he can to further his progress. Occupational therapy has given him some excersises to do at home and he really wants to get going on them....so, we will see. It certainly can't hurt!!!!
His diabetes is getting under control again. They have a wonderful team from the Diabetes Managment Dept. and they are really teaching us both a lot, and getting on top of his blood sugars. Thank goodness for dedicated, loving people that really care about their patients. We have sure seen a lot of them throughout this whole thing.
We don't know how long he will be on oxygen. He is moving around a lot more and making his lungs work, and that is how we are going to be able to get him off, at least during the day. He may be on it at night for a while, or maybe always, but, we can live with it either way. There is a company that is located right near here and they just deliver tanks whenever we need them. We also have a machine in the house with a long tube on it, so that he can go anywhere inside, and we don't have to use the tanks. Pretty slick, huh??? We even have some of those little tanks that can fit into a little compartment on his walker, so no one has to carry or pull anything. Much more mobile.
I, again, would like to thank all of you for your love, prayers and concern. It has meant a great deal to my family, and especially to Norm. He has heard from people that he used to work with in Calif, when he worked for CalTrans. That really made him happy. Hearing from dear friends, and family is like salve to a wound. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
" In life you are either a passenger, or a pilot...it is your choice!!!"
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