8:30

Hi its me again (Bev).  Home for the weekend but have to go back to rehab in about an hour.  Dave had a good fathers day.  Both Lynne and Janice came to visit today, both on separate occasions, but it was nice to see them.  From what I gather nothing much is new so I guess things are carrying on without me.

 Update from Dave:  The weekend was very busy with many visitors plus someone from Rehab First who came to evaluate Bev's needs for ongoing care once she comes home.  Bev's discharge date has been moved from July 12th to June 30th.  Last week Bev went back to the eye doctor once again. The doctors are satisfied that Bev's right eye is in good condition but there is no indication that her sight in that eye will return.  Bev also went to a stroke clinic but the doctor put off any treatment until he could review Bev's MRI results from the Texas hospital. Bev goes to a Plastics Clinic today where a plastic surgeon will look at the scars on her arms.

6:30

Hi, this is Dave,

Bev wasn't up to doing the blog this weekend, nothing serious, just too many things got in the way and she ran out of time.  Hopefully she will be able to see to the unanswered e-mails using Toronto Rehab's computer during the week. I will try to get her back to doing the blog next weekend.  Thanks for sending her e-mails, she is always suprised when someone takes the time to send her one.  Answering them is good therapy for her hands, it takes some time for her to type in a reply so please be patient if she hasn't answered yet.

The therapists introduced a new clinic in Bev's list of therapies called a balance clinic. In controlled conditions they push her over to measure her reaction to prevent her fall and practice ways for Bev to retain her balance.  Bev also went back to St. Mikes last week to a fracture clinic where they confirmed that all her bones have healed, so physiotherapy can step up her exercises without fear of injury.  They also confirmed that Bev's left arm has some healing issues, apparently when serious fractures occur at the same time as a significant brain injury the body goes into overdrive when producing new bone material.  This excess bone material has fused the two bones in Bev's lower left arm and also produced an excessive amount of bone in Bev's upper left arm.  This stops Bev from being able to rotate her left hand as the two arm bones cannot move independently, also Bev cannot bend her left elbow any tighter than 90 degrees. The doctor explained that in about 1 year he could operate to remove all the plates in Bev's arm as well as the excess Bone material. This should return a greater range of movement to Bev's arm but would require a lot more physiotherapy. It will be up to Bev whether she wants to have it done or not.  This week we are off to St. Mikes on Wednesday to see the eye doctor again and on Friday for a stroke clinic.  Combining this with all the different therapy clinics makes the days go by faster. Bev comes home for good no later than July 12th so only one more month to go.  It feels like I haven't had a chance to catch my breath since the accident Feb 5.

4 PM

HI IT’S Me (Bev) I,M home for the weekend!




Thanks for taking an interest in the blog and a special thanks to Dave for doing it. How he found the time is beyond me but I guess it was a lot quicker than going over and over and over everything on the phone; I’m doing better but I’m still in rehab and only come home on the weekends. What a bore



We went out this morning (or should I say early this afternoon). My E.I.is now up to date and they should get it deposited on Tuesday. I wanted to look for some new furniture too but believe it or not Newmarket doesn’t have a furnioture store (such as a Brick or Leons.) So we settled for visiting the Churher’s. Peter wasn’t home but we had a nice chat with DIANE and Holly,





Talk to you’ALL next weekend.

Love and thanks for all your support.

Bev

 
Hi, this is Dave,  as you can see Bev is taking over my duties on the Blog. After 4 months and 100 blogs I feel it is time to step aside and let Bev stay in touch directly.  If there is  anyone out there still reading the Blog I will get Bev to update it every weekend. As Bev's health improves I find I am spending more time directly involved in her care and not just visiting every day.  Weekends are spent almost constantly with her so it's only fair that she does her part and takes over the communications duties. If you want to contact Bev directly please e-mail her at owenfam@live.ca  Hopefully Bev will be able to answer you next weekend.
 
Thanks for your support,
 
Dave