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I'm sure there are many, like myself, who are keeping up with this thread and not commenting much.
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Originally Posted by seedsbelize
(Post 20335447)
I'm sure there are many, like myself, who are keeping up with this thread and not commenting much.
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Yeah for walks!!
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I am so happy to read about Rowan’s great progress. My experience after my TBI and coma was that none of it had happened and I would wake up from the bad dream soon. When his brain has had a chance to process hopefully his memory gaps will mostly close up as he remembers the past. There may be some parts that never come back. That was me—every brain trauma case is unique. |
Originally Posted by raceboy
(Post 20335971)
I am so happy to read about Rowan’s great progress. My experience after my TBI and coma was that none of it had happened and I would wake up from the bad dream soon. When his brain has had a chance to process hopefully his memory gaps will mostly close up as he remembers the past. There may be some parts that never come back. That was me—every brain trauma case is unique. I am hoping that more of his memory will return as the days go by. It seems like there is the chance of that happening. And ... another walk today! :) |
Originally Posted by seedsbelize
(Post 20335447)
I'm sure there are many, like myself, who are keeping up with this thread and not commenting much.
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Originally Posted by Machka
(Post 20328321)
Today, I asked him if he remembered Bikeforums, and he did! I told him about about all your thoughts and prayers ... he was touched and thought that was so kind of you all. He thanks you all. :love:
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It sounds like a lot of progress.
Any luck with the rehab unit? Other rehab facilities? Home discharge with home health and PT? Around here, once the patient is stable (eating/drinking/breathing/etc), they'd start looking at discharge plans. A stay in a hospital can be so expensive, and eventually the hospital is no longer providing any special services that can't be achieved elsewhere. |
Originally Posted by CliffordK
(Post 20336583)
It sounds like a lot of progress.
Any luck with the rehab unit? Other rehab facilities? Home discharge with home health and PT? Around here, once the patient is stable (eating/drinking/breathing/etc), they'd start looking at discharge plans. A stay in a hospital can be so expensive, and eventually the hospital is no longer providing any special services that can't be achieved elsewhere. |
Originally Posted by Machka
(Post 20336285)
He is trying to process it all. I've lived through every moment, but this is all news to him.
I am hoping that more of his memory will return as the days go by. It seems like there is the chance of that happening. And ... another walk today! :) |
Excellent progress. So happy to hear it! :love:
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I good friend of mine suffered a brain aneurism while working in her garden and passed out. Her husband found her some time later. She could have died then and there had she not been found and it took weeks in the hospital to pull through. I have hiked extensively in the mountains of New England with these friends. Some time much later after she returned home, I was visiting and mentioned an incident from a trip to Colorado. She piped up and exclaimed, "I remember that". I suspect that the more varied incidents are brought up with Rowan, the more links will be available to trigger memory. I would think that is like getting your life back.
Best wishes, Bern |
Thanks again everyone. :)
We're really hoping that Rowan will move to the Rehab Unit as soon as possible ... really hoping it will happen this week ... really, really hoping it will happen tomorrow. He needs to get out of that Neuro Ward! It's driving both of us crazy now. I've talked to a couple nurses who agree with me, that Rowan has reached the point where there's really no point for him to be on the Neuro Ward anymore. He's not connected up to anything anymore, his statistics are good, and can get up and walk, feed himself, shower, etc. etc. He needs to get into active Rehab now! For the past few days, I've been handling most of his rehab, which I'm not trained to do but I'm using what I know about easing into cycling. So over the past 4 days, Rowan has walked ... Friday -- about 100 metres Saturday -- about 100 metres Sunday -- about 200 metres Monday -- two walks adding up to about 500 metres!!! The walks are still somewhat supported just simply because they won't let me out of the ward with him without the walking frame. But we've been walking in the hospital and outside. The memory situation is still a bit of a battle, but I suspect that if he got into Rehab that might start improving more too. I talked to a doctor I work with who said that often, when you get patients in his situation exercising (which I'm doing), the memory etc. starts working better. So have I mentioned how much I'd like him to be moved over to Rehab? |
Originally Posted by Machka
(Post 20338920)
..........So over the past 4 days, Rowan has walked ...
Friday -- about 100 metres Saturday -- about 100 metres Sunday -- about 200 metres Monday -- two walks adding up to about 500 metres!!!......................So have I mentioned how much I'd like him to be moved over to Rehab? |
Good news! Keep it up!
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Originally Posted by Machka
(Post 20338920)
Thanks again everyone. :)
We're really hoping that Rowan will move to the Rehab Unit as soon as possible ... really hoping it will happen this week ... really, really hoping it will happen tomorrow. He needs to get out of that Neuro Ward! It's driving both of us crazy now. I've talked to a couple nurses who agree with me, that Rowan has reached the point where there's really no point for him to be on the Neuro Ward anymore. He's not connected up to anything anymore, his statistics are good, and can get up and walk, feed himself, shower, etc. etc. He needs to get into active Rehab now! For the past few days, I've been handling most of his rehab, which I'm not trained to do but I'm using what I know about easing into cycling. So over the past 4 days, Rowan has walked ... Friday -- about 100 metres Saturday -- about 100 metres Sunday -- about 200 metres Monday -- two walks adding up to about 500 metres!!! The walks are still somewhat supported just simply because they won't let me out of the ward with him without the walking frame. But we've been walking in the hospital and outside. The memory situation is still a bit of a battle, but I suspect that if he got into Rehab that might start improving more too. I talked to a doctor I work with who said that often, when you get patients in his situation exercising (which I'm doing), the memory etc. starts working better. So have I mentioned how much I'd like him to be moved over to Rehab? I bet riding a stationary bike would help bring back all kinds of memories. |
Originally Posted by 2manybikes
(Post 20339055)
:) :)
I bet riding a stationary bike would help bring back all kinds of memories. |
Originally Posted by Machka
(Post 20338920)
So have I mentioned how much I'd like him to be moved over to Rehab?
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I think we've been walking further than I originally thought. Today, we walked 1000 steps in one walk, according to my pedometer.
According to the conversion below, that's 762 meters! I had been estimating that the distance we covered in our after-lunch walk today would have been about 400 metres. I still think that 762 might be a bit high for 1000 steps, but even if he's doing 500 or 600 metres in one walk, I think that's great! Steps to Meters | Kyle's Converter |
I'll see if the video link shows up in this one ...
Ah good, there we are ...that should show the cars being washed away ...
Originally Posted by Machka
(Post 20334351)
And meanwhile, I was watching videos being posted on Facebook of streets in the middle of Hobart becoming roaring rivers and taking cars away ... and the university I attend being inundated.
The thing that concerned me was that the streets which were becoming roaring rivers were right around the hospital where Rowan is. I kept checking every couple hours through the night to see whether or not the hospital was being evacuated. https://www.facebook.com/themercury....6450876973408/ |
All such good news! |
Looks as if you had your own tsunami.
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Glad to read the good news!
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Originally Posted by Dan Burkhart
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Yep, another one here. Just chime in now and then to show support.
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Originally Posted by berner
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Looks as if you had your own tsunami.
No kidding! Major flash flooding!! |
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