9:30 PM

Sorry I haven't posted a new blog lately. Due to technical difficulties BLOGGER would not allow new blogs to be posted.

Bev has had a busy week,  she is making good progress with all the different therapists working with her.  She has advanced from pureed food to chopped food and soon will advance to a more solid diet.  Bev is still having a lot of trouble with her left arm and hand so a new set of x-rays were done on Wednesday. On Friday Bev had a full body bone density scan. The x-rays and scans are done at Mt. Sinai hospital right next door. Bev is taken through a tunnel between Mt. Sinai and Toronto Rehab. On Thursday Bev went to the Opthamologist at St. Mikes to look at her right eye.  The optical nerve is damaged and will probably not heal but just in case it does it is important to keep Bev's eye in healthy condition. The nerve that controls the muscle that closes the eyelid is damaged and so Bev cannot close her right eye. This causes the eye to dry out and if left the way it is permanent damage will eventually occur. To prevent this the doctors will operate on Bev's right eyelid next Wednesday to put in 1 stitch between the upper and lower eyelids to keep the eyelid closed. Bev has had a lot of tests in the last 2 weeks to determine if her brain is working as if should. This includes a lot of memory tests, problem solving, logical thinking and whatever else the psychologists can come up with. Bev passed all of the tests with ease so there seems to be little chance of any permanent brain damage. The staff have told Bev that her time at Toronto Rehab will be over by July 12th and that she would be going home then.