Bill, Weds. Nov. 6

Bill added some backward steps to his repertoire. Do you realize how much we get used to just moving without thinking? Backward steps are harder than you may think, and he had the therapist assistant who we're --let's see, what is the nicest way to say this -- with whom we're not the most impressed. Yes, you do have to get your weight on your right leg before you can move your left foot. But he said the PT assistant was pushing him so hard, he was afraid he was going to fall over. Overall his movements improved, but it was quite the struggle.

One of Bill's activities in Speech Therapy is to make notes on the days activities. His writing has been very scrunched together. Susan is trying to get him to slow down, to concentrate on the spacing, and at one point had to put her hand on the paper with a "Stop!" Bill is really powering through the task. "Dude, bring out your perfectionist side with your writing. Slow down. Tell us what word you are going to write, and spell out each letter as you write it." It's coming along.

The first session of OT seemed like a waste. She had a handout "The One-Handed Way." Some training on using one hand is fine, but the handout was 20 years old, and she sort of skimmed it and read some things that didn't apply. The second session was much better, including more time with Dynavision training.