Wed. Dec 10th

From Teresa... Well on Mon. Dec. 1st the blood work was good enough to be done with the Heprin shots in the stomach! Yeah!!! On Wed. she had the EEG tests, but we have yet to have anyone tell us the results to them. She met with her new family doctor and he's really good. (I will probably use him myself if I need a doctor for anything.) He suggested we could get the blood work done at his clinic if we wanted. It is 5 min. from Tami's house instead of 15. So for Thursdays blood work we went there. It was great. They only had to prick her finger instead of drawing blood from her arm, and we knew the results in three minutes! By the time we got home, her blood doctor had the results and was calling us to tell us to keep on the same dosage as before.

Tami is walking with her cane again around the house. We still use the wheelchair when we leave home. But this morning she walked from the car to the clinic and back out again after the blood work. It's too far right now to make her walk to and from the rehab place. It's a big parking lot and on the 3rd floor. She would be wiped out before she even got started if she tried walking the whole way there. There is improvement happening in all three therapies. Still no controlled movement with the left arm but the range of motion is better.

Tomorrow she has an evaluation with the neuropsychologist. The way I understand it, he finds out what works in her brain, and what needs attention and help. It should take between 2 and 4 hours. Then she has the regular afternoon therapies. So it will be a long day. Albert is taking Tami one day a week to her therapies while I tend the girls. That way he can see how she's doing and learn how to help her get around.

Ella is getting a little more comfortable around her mom now, and Lilli is sweet and helpful. Happy 26th Birthday to Logan tomorrow.(Dec. 11th) More later...Teresa.