Next Day: KERRY, March 2

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From: Lynn Taliak <ltaliak@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 8:56 PM
Subject: Next Day: KERRY, March 2
To: kyla elderton <kylaelderton@gmail.com>

Today was Kerrys first full day of therapy, that means about 4 hours of therapy.  She experienced some nausea this a..m. but overcame it, was wrestled into her body armor, this takes about 15-20 minutes, then into her wheelchair, and off to therapy.  She walked many times on the parallel bar floor, a total of 60 feet!!!! She then crossed it once walking backward!!!!!    Hurrah for Kerry.  That was really a great accomplishment.    a small bit of lunch followed, the food is not very good so a small bit is good enought.   Then 4 half hour sessions of other therapies.  Some leg exercises, some occupational work with her arm.  Remember, her right arm is entirely unused becaue of the crushed and only partially repaired shoulder.  So only her left arm gets therpy.  She dida good job with all of it and best of all-----she was not in misery when she returned to her bed at 4 o'clock.  We have now met her primary doc there , a woman who seemed very reasonable, Dr. Emese Simon.  She was comfortable to speak with and seemed open to questions.    She then visited with Kerry and I and convinced her that it was time to take out her catheter and that is her last tube to come out of her body.  So now she must learn to deal with that function once again, she is worried about it butit is very doable.    We also had a consult with a GI  man trying to understand her recurrent bouts of upsetin her digestive system.  He may order an endoscopy to rule out a few things.  She will bel sent toanother hospital for that procedure.  Her tummy worked for her today but only because of a large dose of antinausea drug.  It was a good day for her and us.  We are grateful for these good days!       LYNN