Paul's Update: June 9th at 2:30pm
Karen continues her daily routine of therapies, and she has been working very hard since her mother’s funeral services. As many of you were aware we were able to take Karen to the services. Karen fully understood what was going on and frankly surprised her father and I with the degree to which she both understood, and wanted to participate.Even though she still gets a little confused about the timing and sequence of events, we are sure she still fully understands what has happened. She seems to be handling it as well as can be expected.
I want to thank Missy and Martha for helping me with everything in getting Karen to the Chapel. I simply could not have done it without them. I also want to thank all of you for coming to the service. I know it meant a lot to all of us, especially Ken, Karen, and Eric.
In the last week since my previous post there have been a few changes. It is clear to me that Karen’s mental capacity and intellectual thought have improved. Her sharp wit and intelligence are more apparent every day. She does continue, as I mentioned earlier, to have a bit of trouble connecting a timeline of events that have occurred, often mixing them up in order. She is also very stubborn if you call her on it, insisting she is right. Sound familiar to anyone?
Her physical rehabilitation continues to be of concern. She still has significant pain in her left arm and leg due to some clotting. The pain and the swelling have hampered her progress in this area simply because it hurts her to do some of the exercises. We are hoping that this all subsides soon, so she can get the maximum benefit out of her therapy sessions. We all want to see her walking on her own as soon as possible. And I think the person who wants that more than anyone else is Karen.
I know she gets a little down at times when she is limited in what she can do, and gets very disappointed at the prospect of not being able to run again any time soon. If you have an opportunity to visit with Karen and the subject comes up, please be as positive as you can about the prospect of her resuming her running activities soon. She seems to take comfort in the idea that is “definitely going to happen”.
She still is sporting a very hip and funky haircut. The “peach fuzz”, as I like to refer to it, is slowing growing back. I’ve tried to talk her into the Sinead O’Conner look for the rest of her head, but she isn’t buying into it.
Keep the cards and pictures coming. She reads and looks at them all.
posted by Karen's Blog @ Friday, June 09, 2006
1 Comments:
Karen,
Keep working through those therpay sessions. I think of you every day and hope that you continue to make progress steadily every day!
You are one heck of a woman ... keep up the great work!
Amanda
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