Tidbits

There are lots of "little" things going on - ups and downs - if interested, read on.

David's initial permission to go back to English Oaks had not included occupational therapy. He was able to get that added on (although not as many visits as we had hoped), so today he had physical therapy at English Oaks and an hour of re-assessment by an occupational therapist. During the assessment it was found that he has lost ground - particularly in the area of strength - since having left English Oaks, but there was a manipulative activity she had him do that he was able to do a minute faster than he had done when she last evaluated him at English Oaks. So, he has both lost and gained.

His physical therapist was concerned enough about his knee pain to have him call his primary care doctor, and David was able to get in and get it x-rayed TODAY. We hope to hear early next week what is going on with his knee.

David found out that there is a free community stroke recovery program at the local YMCA, so he's going to check that out. It sounds like they work out together in the pool, lead by a PT, and it also sounds like it would make for good networking for David - giving him opportunity to share with and learn from other stroke survivors.