More Funny Things She Said
Amacker no longer uses an oxygen mask to breathe, and her voice strengthens with each visit. I'm told by one of the folks who sneaked in to see her yesterday (I'm sorry for being strict about that, but the nurses really got unhappy about it) that when a nurse was poking and prodding her, she told the nurse to go f*ck herself. Now THAT'S Amacker.I know some of you are clamoring to know what her first words were, but it was very hard to hear her then. Also, we were so excited that we kind of lost track of everything.
This morning Alden asked Amacker if she was in pain, and Amacker replied, "No, I'm in boredom." I think she's frustrated with being kept in bed and kept in the ICU. I'm sure she wants to explore and dance, but she really can't. She's still got tubes in and out, and she still doesn't follow important commands (the very thought of Amacker following ANY commands, sheesh!), so they still have to feed her through a tube in her nose. When she can swallow when they ask her to they'll give her food through her mouth.
This morning Amacker met with a physical therapist who analized what she can and can't do, and what she's ready to start working on. She was VERY positive. She's a little worried that Amacker may not have the ability to raise her toes on her left foot, but hopes to gain that control back. She also said that Amacker would be visited by three ghosts... no wait. She'll be visited by three therapists. A vocal therapist will help her get her voice back. An occupational therapist will help her get the skills she needs to go back to work. (I didn't have the heart to tell them that they'll have to rehabilitate her for building flame-throwing dragon motorcycles.)
In the meantime, we're taking shifts to keep her entertained, at least during the visiting hours. When we left this morning she said, "Don't go. Nothing ever happens here."
5 Comments:
Richard can you ask her if there is anything specific that she'd like to kill boredom? I'll be glad to make a run and drop it off for her if shes got anything in mind. Just post in the blog somewhere where I can see it. I don't always get back to re read comments as they're posted
hey Richard, FWIW, the occupational therapist is more to help her figure out how to do things like feed herself with a cast on her arm, go to the toilet while on crutches, get dressed with a bunch of scars that are painful to touch, etc. "Occupation" in this case more equals "activities of daily living". Although it'd be darned cool if they helped her with the motorcycle stuff... :)
I had a friend who was stuck in the ICU for months. A laptop really helped him to pass the time, even though it wasn't hooked to the outside world, at least I don't think it was. The ability to have movies to watch (at his command) or images to manipulate or sequencers to build songs with keep him from being just a lump in the bed... Not sure if amacker had a laptop kicking about, but if she does, and it has a DVD player, it might make a few things go on there...
Hey, Richard. You said that Amacker would be visited by three therapists, a vocal therapist, an occupational therapist and a ... well, i don't think you named the third kind of therapist! So ... a musical therapist, a cooking therapist, a pet therapist?
If the latter, our dog Sophie would be glad to volunteer.
But seriously, what's the other kind of therapist by whom she will be visited?
curious cat yronwode in forestville cal.
Well, the third was actually the first. She will have regular visits from Physical, Vocal, and Occupational Therapists.
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