Sunday 29, 2007

6:30 P.M.

Well another week gone and I survived,(joke)! This week was not to bad Stacey had her moods but has done really good this week, as far as following commands and doing what I asked there was a few times she got a little grumpy with me but it was to be expected. We finally got in this week to the Doctor Morris and she was really good for me considering we had to wait three and half hours, I even got her to laugh for me while we was in the room waiting. I blew up a rubber glove and was throwing it at her while she would hit it back to me, but she started getting tired of this game quick so I entertained both of us while still continuing to hit the glove around and she keep telling me to pop it and I said no I'm having fun, here you do it push it back at me or throw it, and she still keep ed insisting for me to pop it, so finally it fell on the floor and it popped and she actually laughed it was only a second but she laughed. I think she was a little confused on what she had just done, but it was music to my ears. I have been trying to get her to do it again, but so far no luck. Doctor Morris was again real impressed with how far she has come since the last time he had seen her, and he told us to get up the good work because it will be us that gets her to the finish line, he was a little upset with Mount Vernon but I don't think this is the first time he has come across this problem. But with the arm he looked closely at the MRI and let me know that there was nothing in there but it was were she did have a very deep puncture wound and they just did not close it properly and the reason that it is building out is due to the fatty tissue building up in there, but he told me not to worry later on down the line that they would go in and open it and correct it, just not right now he wanted to wait until she gets further along, but he told me again what a great job we are doing and to keep it up. Stacey had alot of visitors again this week, I think she is starting to get use to everyone, she again was giving hugs out and even kisses, I just can't wait until the day comes when she is out running again and I have to here myself get on to her that she needs to stay home more, but I know it is getting closer. So for this week I guess this I guess that is all I took more pictures this week, but I am still putting pictures up from last week hope you don't mind and hope you enjoy! Thank You and God Bless.

July 22, 2007

9:00 P.M.

This has been a long week, Stacey has just been a terror this week, with being very short and very rude this week, but yet at the same time she had her good minutes. Stacey is going threw a stage were she is asking the same questions over and over this week and it seemed as the week progressed she has been getting worse, especially with her eating, I will just get finished feeding her and she is still hungry or telling me I have not fed her yet, which we have been going threw this stage for awhile but the thing is now she is doing what ever it takes to get into the kitchen or trying to crawl out of bed at night or even get into anything that looks like food or she thinks is food, it is almost like having a two year old around again I can not leave her alone for a minute without her getting into things, and I have been putting things up and she still is finding out ways to get into everything, and yes I spoke to soon when I said I couldn't believe she was going to sleep early every night now she is starting to do the opposite for me, which has really been worrying me. I am getting to the point again were I am not sleeping because every noise I hear I think it is her, that's all I need is for her to be falling out of bed, and she has been doing so good I just don't understand, how she starts making improvements and then she starts backsliding it is so very, I don't know I can't even explain how it makes me feel anymore, I myself have gone threw every stage there is with her as far as emotionally, and I am not sure what is left, don't get me wrong I do worry very much every day it just seems like I keep doing this all over and over in my head and I can not get a grip on what going on anymore. I know she is still making improvements and I have tried to look this stage up and I was not able to find it so I am not sure what is going on. We have a doctors app. the 24th with Doctor Morris in Union hopefully we can get some answers then. I am also going to have him call her orthopedic doctor for her arm we still never heard back from him about the foreign object they found in her right arm when they took the MRI, I had asked the doctor from Ranken Jordon to call and he said that they would investigate it more, no answers! Then when she went to Mount Vernon I also but a request in for him to give them a call and again no answer, so hopefully I can get another orthopedic doctor or this one will do something because the spot on her arm is starting to get bigger, what I mean by that is she had a opening on her arm that they did not sew up very well it is also the same spot that shows up on the MRI, so now this spot is starting to swell and bulge out some, I am not sure if it is from the object in her arm or what but I know it is getting bigger and it is concerning me very much, so we will see what happens. Also I have noticed Stacey's vision is not been very good she is starting to hold the page up close to her face to see what she is reading and this is another problem that has just popped up so we will talk to the doctor about getting a vision test set up for her to see what is going on. But we are still having alot of her friends from Washington come down at least twice a week to see her, I do think she is starting to get use to them this last visit she gave them all hugs goodbye, so that was something new for her and I hope they keep coming I do think it does wonders for her. The picture tonight is of friends who stopped by last week from here in New Haven. So I guess this is all for tonight hopefully I will have more answers for what I don't know now, so until next week Thank You All and God Bless.

July 15, 2007

8:15 P.M.

Well we are in our eleventh month now, next month will be our year. We had a really good week. This week we had alot of visitors this week alot from Washington and some from New Haven we got the camera and took lots of pictures. Stacey has been doing alot better this week in all avenues walking, speaking the diet thing is not adjusting with her very well but we are holding to it, also the ones that came from Washington had came a least three times this week and she started doing more with them. We also was told by ones here in New Haven that they thought she was not allowed visitors and this is wrong, who ever would like to come by PLEASE do, the more company she has the better, it did seem that she was doing more after seeing her friends.

Well I got to talk with Mrs. Conners from the school and she thinks it might be best if Stacey get her speech therapy that they will help me with this year from school she said maybe half days to begin with, but this to would start helping her to develop more skills as far as being around other people as well as other kids like her friends. I thought that was a wonderful ideal I just hope it works, because it seems that she is doing alot more but it is only for me, she has stopped working with Ray even, I mean she will but it takes coaching from me to get her to finish the task that Ray is working with her at the time. We got our approval for the YMCA we will probably start in a couple weeks I need to find some swimming diapers for adults before we start, so hopefully soon. Friday was definitely a Friday the 13th for me I started out taking Stacey to Wal-Marts to go shopping with me and half way there her NEW Wheelchair flew out of the back of the truck I am not sure how this happened because I have been hauling wheelchairs since forever and never had a problem with it before and this one is alot heavier than the last one. But it pretty well was destroyed, and I was lucky no one was following me at the time, so never the less its not insured so we had to borrow one, which it will do until we get her on her feet. So then later that night we was going to take Stacey to the New Haven Fair because they had the Queen contest at 7:30 Friday night and I thought that might spark another memory for her so we was leaving and I was holding the door for Ray to push Stacey out and I twisted my ankle on one of the ramps, but besides being in pain we still went and it did spark a memory since she was in it last year before the accident, and it did some of the girls come out in there dresses and she just out of the blue said I want to wear my dress to, I wanted to cry, but I was able to hold it in since there was alot of people out there, alot of people came up to say hi to her but she just turned away like always, but all and all it was a good ending to a very terrible day. Well I guess that is all for this week will put a picture up tonight of two of her friends they actually got her to stand for the picture and it was for a good five minutes because my batteries went dead so I had to go get more. So I hope you enjoy and GOD BLESS!

July 7, 2007

10:30 P.M.

Another week gone, it has gone by to quick. We did really good this week Stacey has been doing alot she has been going on the toilet at least twice a day for me, but is still not telling me when she needs to go but it is a start. Also we have been walking her back and forth to her chair she seems to be getting better each night she is still having trouble with her right side not wanting to follow commands but she is trying and that is the main thing. We took her to Washington for the Forth of July to watch the fireworks she actually set and watched them, on some she turned away from because I think they were real loud, but all and all I have been really surprised she seems to be trying this time instead of fighting us, maybe leaving her up at Mount Vernon for a Month did do something for her. I am really glad that she is trying to do more for me, we have not yet got our paperwork from the YMCA but hopefully soon and we can get started, I am really hoping with this new attitude we will get far in getting her back up on her feet I can't wait.

Well for this week I guess that is all until next week, tonight's picture is of last week of pictures I took for her birthday. Thank You All for the prayers, May God Bless Your Family As You Have Mine.