by Marie Beattie | Jun 22, 2012 | Archives
Hi Everyone, It’s been a very long week and a tough night. Corey has been disoriented today however, there are times she has moments of clarity that continue to surprise me. She was asking “where was I” (meaning Bryn Mawr rehab), “how did I get here” (meaning our...
by Marie Beattie | Jun 21, 2012 | Archives
Hi Everyone, Today was a bit harder to convince Corey to “go to the gym”. She wasn’t very happy to work with her coaches but as soon as each coach greeted her, she was too polite to tell them she didn’t want to see them. She wanted to go home, “it’s not fun here”…that...
by Marie Beattie | Jun 18, 2012 | Archives
Hi Everyone, We had our first full day at Bryn Mawr’s gym today. Corey handled the commute fairly well. Our new team of coaches are Kate for Speech, Jeanine for OT and Ted for PT. ST began at 10am. Kate will be working not only on Corey’s speech but memory, cognitive...
by Marie Beattie | Jun 15, 2012 | Archives
Hi Everyone, Corey is alert and coherent in many ways and yet at times her short term memory appears to be getting worse. As an example, she is having difficulty remembering the names of the cats and the dog. One moment she is aware of her surroundings and within the...
by Marie Beattie | Jun 14, 2012 | Archives
Hi Everyone, Unfortunately, our transition home hasn’t been the smoothest. The nursing schedule is still an issue. We don’t have all the shifts filled and we only have two of our original nurses rejoining us. Corey’s short term memory is almost non-existent at the...