Bill, Fri. Jan. 24: Lotsa therapies

[Julie post]  This week ended on a tired note. Because of scheduling issues, Bill ended up having a PT on Thursday afternoon, and then all three therapies, PT/OT/ST, back-to-back starting Friday at 9:30.

Thursday's PT worked on the right (yes, the right) shoulder. He's been putting a lot of strain on it using the cane to walk. I'm a bit of a nag, telling him to make the left leg carry more of the weight, and it's coming along very nicely. Friday she worked more on the left leg, specifically on exercises to rotate the leg in, instead of splaying outward.  AND she added three exercises for the right arm.

Speech is working on "executive function," attention, and memory. In one test, she would read four-word sentences, such as "Joe's car is red," and have him say in reverse, "red is car Joe's." That wasn't very successful, about 40%, so she went through how to set strategies (one being: don't rush it).  The she went through the same sentences, but he was to alphabetize the words, "car is Joe's red."  100% correct.  Then she worked a 'switching' exercise. She would read off numbers, and he was to tap the table each time a number was a multiple of 2, but when she said 'switch,' he was tapping at multiples of 3. Another task was  listening to a series of five words (read quickly) and say which word didn't belong: school, house, mail bag, store, office. It was really go-go-go for 30 minutes, and she sent homework!

OT worked a lot on sit-to-stand.

Next week's schedule will be easier, with PT Monday, then PT/OT Thursday. They will have lots of time to cover exercises every day at home.

On the fun side, Bill has been in more contact with coworkers and friends (phone/email/chat).