First of all, I must apologize to those of you who have been checking the blog and seeing no updates for about a month. James and I have been rather busy with rehab, appointments, coming home for weekends and just plain life.
James is doing incredibly well. He’s now using a cane for indoors and the walker for outdoors. He’s playing and writing more music, which is so lovely for me to hear. He’s working really hard on the “thinking” skills that were shaken up from the brain injury and I’m seeing a little more of the real James everyday.
Our weekends are fantastic. We’ve been going to movies, going out for dinner and having friends over. James even went to a music show without the loving support of me! One of our dear friends was able to take him and help him throughout the night while I was able to have a night on the town with some girlfriends. Thanks PJ!
James and I were also able to go to see our friend Rod from the Hurricanes play the Canucks but were disappointed when the Canucks decided to choose the one game we don’t cheer for them to pull up their socks and play well! We went to see Rod afterwards and had a great visit. I think it lifted both our spirits.
In the last few weeks James had several appointments. One was with an orthopedic doctor who was very happy with how his pelvis has healed. He said the surgeon in Winnipeg did an incredible job with lining up the bones and making sure it would heal well, which it has. At the time when they did the pelvic surgery we weren’t sure if James would be able to walk or run again. Now, I’m amazed at how well he’s done and how quickly the time has gone. James started jogging a little bit with his physiotherapist. This was incredible news!
James also had another CT scan which showed more fluid against the brain. However, we were happy and relieved to hear that it wasn’t putting pressure on the brain causing clinical problems. They plan to observe James clinically for the next month or so, then will do another CT scan to see if the fluid has moved. We’re hoping it won’t cause any more problems and will be reabsorbed.
As some of you may remember James had a fall back in November and chipped his tooth. Last week he was seen by his dentist and finally had a permanent crown inserted! He’s now got a beautiful smile that looks just like the old James.
We had our last team meeting today. James has a week and a half left at GF Strong before he’s discharged home. Despite our appreciation for the GF Strong staff, James is definitely ready to get home!
