Some Mother's Day pictures!
The Bankowski's came over to prepare a great breakfast. Thanks Susan and Brandon!
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Monday, May 5, 2008
5/5 #2
Here's a video from 4/19:
And here's one from 5/5:
Speech has been working on "prosody" (from Wikipedia: the study of rhythm, intonation, and related attributes in speech) and the change is marked. Coming out of the hospital, Mike sounded robotic. He is now consciously working on adding sing-song qualities to his voice.
Also note that he holds his right hand oddly in the older video (and Amelia is flipping the book's pages because that task would have been too arduous coupled with the reading). We are starting to see him favor his left hand now for everyday tasks. His (previously dominant) right hand is taking a backseat which is probably a good indicator of damage location.
We are getting out a good amount. Wendy has taken an intense liking to Pho Van and we've been haunting their every location. Speaking of Wendy, she's off tomorrow after a two week Physical Therapist stint with us and will be missed (although she will need a break from the kid din that is a constant over here). She worked Mike out, whipped up dinners and did a truly unbelievable amount of laundry while here.
Another shout out to Wendy and John's Golf Ladies and Gentlemen who provided us with a gift certificate to Higgins Restaurant. We wheeled over there Saturday night for a fantastic meal. Mussels! Oysters with a carrot and jalepeno granita! Salmon! Steak! Halibut cheeks! Wine! It was a beautiful, quintessential Northwest meal from a classic Portland restaurant and it was delightful (and I'm not just saying that because the kids were not invited). Thank you!
And here's one from 5/5:
Speech has been working on "prosody" (from Wikipedia: the study of rhythm, intonation, and related attributes in speech) and the change is marked. Coming out of the hospital, Mike sounded robotic. He is now consciously working on adding sing-song qualities to his voice.
Also note that he holds his right hand oddly in the older video (and Amelia is flipping the book's pages because that task would have been too arduous coupled with the reading). We are starting to see him favor his left hand now for everyday tasks. His (previously dominant) right hand is taking a backseat which is probably a good indicator of damage location.
We are getting out a good amount. Wendy has taken an intense liking to Pho Van and we've been haunting their every location. Speaking of Wendy, she's off tomorrow after a two week Physical Therapist stint with us and will be missed (although she will need a break from the kid din that is a constant over here). She worked Mike out, whipped up dinners and did a truly unbelievable amount of laundry while here.
Another shout out to Wendy and John's Golf Ladies and Gentlemen who provided us with a gift certificate to Higgins Restaurant. We wheeled over there Saturday night for a fantastic meal. Mussels! Oysters with a carrot and jalepeno granita! Salmon! Steak! Halibut cheeks! Wine! It was a beautiful, quintessential Northwest meal from a classic Portland restaurant and it was delightful (and I'm not just saying that because the kids were not invited). Thank you!
Thursday, May 1, 2008
5/5
Mike is home!Mike is receiving physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy visits at home for two weeks. After that, it will be out-patient rehab. He has gained enough confidence with his walker that he will putter around the main floor without "spotters." This week, he's also been introduced to the cane. That has got him a bit anxious (he feels unsteady and vulnerable on it) but he's getting in and trying very hard.
I'll post an old and new video of him reading to show his voice progress next.
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