Mija had a good day today. When mom came in this morning, Mija was rattling the windows with her snoring. She got to sleep another hour since therapy did not start until 10. After getting dressed and up in her chair, Mija helped mom bring the laundry back to the room. She brushed her teeth just in time for therapy. OT and PT co-treated today. OT started while waiting for the physical therapist to come. She worked with Mijas left hand. The therapist stretched her arm and hand. She asked Mija to do a thumbs up. Mija was able to lift her thumb up 1/3 of the way up 4 different times. She was able to move and wave two of her fingers on her left hand. When the physical therapist center in, the two therapists put Mija in the standing frame. While in the standing frame, the therapists worked with her on following directions. Her neck was stiff so they tried to stretch her out. Two cones were put on the tray. They asked her to reach for one of the cones. She reached for the cone that had no on it. With encouragement, she reached for the green cone that had the word yes on it. The therapists gave her a piece of paper and pen and asked her to write her name. She was not interested in writing today. When given a tambourine, she shook it slow and then really fast. She also shook a shaker. Mija was able to stand for 45 minutes in the stander. In speech, Mija was given some pureed chili. It was so thick it was hard to swallow. The therapist tried to thin the chili out with water. Mija was able to eat 4 bites of chili, 5 sips of orange drink and chewed several pieces of ice. The therapist tried using a straw again. Mija tried and was able to get it to come up a little. The speech therapist was very happy with her communication and eating efforts today. Her swallowing was great! After speech, Mija rested. She was sleeping so soundly, when it was time for Dr. Leif, mom did not wake her up. Dr.Leifs session was on the challenges of a marriage after a TBI. After resting, Mija got up and she and mom went for a walk. After the walk, it was time for a shower. Mija was almost done. Mom was washing her hair when the foot of the shower chair collapsed. It had been taped from a previous break but obviously had not held. Mom finally got Mija back to the room after walking backwards while holding her feet off the ground. Both Mija and mom were ready for an early bedtime. The pictures that are with this post are some things she received in in the mail today from a former Broncos player! Thanks for all of the continued prayers and good vibes/karma and please keep them coming!
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 03:11:29 +0000
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