by Marie Beattie | Nov 15, 2010 | Archives
Hi Everyone, Corey had another busy day. She had 4 hours of PT/OT/Speech. She also had a chest x-ray. The nursing staff ordered the x-ray to double-check her lungs. Good news, they are clear but she does have tracheal bronchitis (upper repertory infection). This is...
by Marie Beattie | Nov 14, 2010 | Archives
Hi Everyone, Corey had a very good day. She started her day with OT. Today’s exercise focused on trunk control. The therapist sits her on the edge of the large mat, helping her to balance. He redistributes her weight to work on her core muscles. While she sits, we try...
by Marie Beattie | Nov 13, 2010 | Archives
Hi Everyone, Corey had a good night with her trach capped. Her levels were great. She will be capped all weekend and they expect that it will be removed on Monday. Not much to report today. It was a beautiful day so we went for a long stroll around the grounds and...
by Marie Beattie | Nov 12, 2010 | Archives
Hi Everyone, By the time we arrived tonight, Corey was back in bed and dozing in and out of sleep! We guess her big night last night and active therapy day got to her. Good news, her trach will be capped through the night tonight! They will hook her up to a monitor to...
by Marie Beattie | Nov 11, 2010 | Archives
Hi everyone, Lots to post tonight! First of all, the nurses shared with us that Corey seemed very relaxed and more responsive today. When they found out about the party in her room, they told us it’s directly connected to her enjoying her family time with her sister...
