MEDICAL UPDATE: FOR ALEX LOVETT, SATURDAY 06-08-2013 DAY 270 CONDITION: GOOD, Level 5 on the Rancho Los Amigos Scale VISITORS: YES TO VISITORS, BUT PLEASE NO ONE THAT IS EVEN A LITTLE SICK Location: HOME 74 HIBBERD DR. Room: ALEX’S Alex had a busy day still has the headache he seems to have all the time. His headaches are not as bad as they were; it seems to be a little less often that he says he has one. Alex was able to swallow a pill today, HOORAY!!! That beats crushing them up and mixing them with pudding. We (Alex & Patches) went for a truck ride again today, we went by his brother’s house but he was not home. We went to heathers new house and gave her a nice desk chair and bar stool. Then we went to wall-mart had to go all the way to the very end of the parking lot to find a handicap parking slot open. We did not get a cart because we were going to look at clock radios and get one item. Well we ended up getting a lot more, as much as I could stack in Alex’s lap. Then we went back home. Alex had a special visitor at 3pm so we had to be home we could not be late so he says. Alex did code brown me once today and code yellow me. He is not supposed to do that, but he does from time to time. I think Mom gets more of them than Dad, Dad expects more of him. Normally he would be ready for bed by 8-9 pm but not tonight He was ready by 7:30pm. But instead he got a shower in the tub instead of a bed bath; sometimes ya just got to have the whole works. Alex loves being at home and learning new things that he already knew. He is adjusting to life at home with good spirits. Even though Alex is at home, he still requires total care. He is dependent on somebody to feed him, get his drinks, give his medicines, bath him, change his depends, dress him, clean him up many times a day as he still does not ask for the urinal or potty all the time before he goes, he just does his business in his depends, then shakes the Nurse Call Bell for help for someone to come clean him up. Mary will be taking care of Alex at first then I will fill in as needed. We are working on paper work for care at home for him. In the meantime any care we get we have to pay out of pocket for the help and supplies to care for him. He is very interested in his own personal hygiene; he does not want to be dirty. To learn about Rancho Los Amigos Scale / The Levels of Coma go to the following web site. Level V. is posted below. waiting/rancholosamigos.html V. Confused-Inappropriate, Non-Agitated A person at this level will: • be able to pay attention for only a few minutes; • be confused and have difficulty making sense of things outside himself; • not know the date, where he is or why he is in the hospital; • not be able to start or complete everyday activities, such as brushing his teeth, even when physically able. He may need step-by-step instructions; • become overloaded and restless when tired or when there are too many people around; have a very poor memory, he will remember past events from before the accident better than his daily routine or information he has been told since the injury; • try to fill in gaps in memory by making things up; (confabulation) • may get stuck on an idea or activity (perseveration) and need help switching to the next part of the activity; • focus on basic needs such as eating, relieving pain, going back to bed, going to the bathroom, or going home. PRAISE THE LORD We give complete praise, honor and thanks to the Lord our Christ and Savior for his healing hands on our son. We know it is through his guiding hand and the highly trained MVH staff that Alex is getting better, and the Care Team at Sycamore Glen Health Center, and at Sycamore & Kettering Hospitals. We also thank all the people across the world that have been sending their love, support and prayers for Alex’s healing and recovery.
Posted on: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 23:41:40 +0000
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