Sunday, September 14. Update on Meg. I have a pretty incredible story to tell about Meg today. First, a little background. Meg has been unable to walk now for about 6 weeks or so. There has been no physical reason, as her physical therapist has stressed that Megs muscles are functioning properly and she has the strength in her lower extremities to walk with a walker or with assistance. She is currently in The Logan Center, both a long term and a short term nursing facility. We have hoped all along that this will only be a temporary residence for her, but Ive been discouraged lately because her mental state has prevented her from even standing. She has a lot of anxiety, depression, and fear. She finally confessed to me this week that her fear stemmed from her thoughts that if she stood, she would experience another stroke. No amount of reassurance seemed to persuade her otherwise. So I had much hope that the meds that she is being administered would finally calm her enough that she might attempt that first step. Her roommate is a sweet, dear lady who appears to be in her 90s and who is immobile as well. She also has difficulty speaking and appears to have several broken bones in her legs and/or hips. When I went into their room today, Meg seemed more excited than usual and was reaching for me telling me to come here. When I got to her bedside, she blurted out, I walked. I was ecstatic! She then explained to me (in what seemed like forever to get out), that her roommate was choking and she got out of bed to get to her to help. She took a couple of steps toward her roommates bed and pressed the button to elevate her head which apparently helped her roommate to breath better. As she turned around to get back to her own bed, she slipped into the floor and had to crawl the short distance to pull herself up to get into bed. Apparently this had just happened before I got there, as Meg was still out of breath. I asked Meg if there was anyone else in the room, to which she replied no and her roommate then said loudly, she walked. Because Meg has been confused at various times during her stay there, the nurse though she might have imagined the series of events. And wouldnt you know it, her roommate wouldnt speak up to validate what I was telling the nurse. So after the nurse left, I told Meg and her roommate that this could be our little secret. Meg could just surprise her physical therapist tomorrow by showing him that she can walk. LOL! In thinking about this chain of events, it didnt surprise me that Meg could walk when it came to helping someone else, but when it came to helping herself, she couldnt. I just hope that she now realizes that she can walk and continues to do so to accelerate her recovery.
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 00:06:06 +0000
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