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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.