September 1, 2010

I came in today and Nick was still trying to sleep. That didn't last long. He seemed to sleep a little bit better last night. They gave him an ambien. We got him up and he was able to dress himself almost by himself. He then was able to shave and brush his teeth. Shaving entails me holding his head perfectly still because he has to take his c-collar off. Hopefully he will be able to get rid of the neck collar next week.
He then started all of his therapy sessions. That really keeps us very busy. He started therapy at 9 and went till 12. He had lunch and then another p.t. at 1.
In p.t. this afternoon he was measured for his own wheelchair. It is quite the process. After they do all the measuring, his therapist has to write a letter to the insurance company. It will be a long process. He will probably come home with a loaner chair at first, until his comes.
After his therapy sessions we have a class on spinal cord injuries. That includes a little knowledge of the spinal column, nutrition, bowel and bladder control, plus so much more.  Nick gets really board in these classes.
Yesterday Nick learned to transfer from his bed to his wheel chair without a transfer board. He also had an outing.  We got to go over to the Huntsman Cancer Institute, where they have a restaurant. AAAHHH real food for him. He really does not like the hospital food. Next week they are trying for another outing. He wants to go to temple square, so they are working on that one. The doctor has to write an order for it, so we shall see.
Nick has seemed to be a little down today. He is also a bit tired also.