Hi Everyone,
Sorry we’ve been quiet again. Miss Corey is suffering with more headaches from this rainy weather. She’s been up through the night, waking with a headache and sleeping in to make up for the overnights. She can make it through the day, pushes through our daily therapies but by dinner she is wiped out again. It’s been hard on her.
I’m hoping she will pen her own entry tomorrow. We’ve been working on more journaling. It’s been very emotional for her which is actually a great sign. She’s expressing thoughts beyond the concrete intellectual level. She’s initiating questions that require her to describe her emotions which is a complex level of expression. Today she asked if she could write about something she “can’t stop thinking about”.
M – You can write about anything Corey. No Topic is off limits
C – I want to write about why I’m afraid my brain injury will hurt her chances to get married and have children.
We’ve never discussed this nor anything close to this topic yet this has been troubling her and makes her nervous. As her mother, it makes me sad that she feels this way but I’m thrilled to listen and read what her thoughts are. I’m excited that she is thinking and initiating these conversations. She’s asking to discuss them….(that being said)….unfortunately, she doesn’t retain the information after it’s discussed and has no memory of the conversation….BUT…..it’s a start! The important piece to remember is she’s been “THINKING” about it!
One day all these puzzle pieces will fit in place. The completed picture will be the NEW Corey, xoxo