This is one of those posts where one subject on its own isn't enough to write a post about but collectively the subjects can turn into something substantial enough.
Firstly, some slightly bad news. I had another chat with my physio during the week about a leaving date and when, previously, she had said that they could think about discharging me sometime in August I realised I should have interpreted her literally and that this didn't mean they would be likely to discharge me until September,
On the face of it, getting discharged a month later than I thought might be a bit of a bad step, but I didn't think I would have been ready to be discharged by the end of August. A discharge sometime in September gives me more time to exceed expectations.
To be well enough to be discharged I have to be able to walk without it mattering if I get distracted (by people talking, for instance) and do things like look over my shoulder while walking. I'm getting closer but I'm not there yet. My latest milestone is that I am now able to walk without an aid between my physio gym and the dining room which is a distance of about 50m thee times. My hips start moving in the wrong way towards the end of the third go, which is apparently a result of muscle fatigue, but it's not enough to stop me finishing off the walk.
My Mum has also put me on to a website that offers programmes for people to practice using their brain power. If you click on the link (My Brain Trainer) or type www.mybraintrainer.com into your address line you will be taken to the site. It is actually designed for normal people (those without brain injuries) and if you click on Take the Challenge you can try an exercise for free. The score to beat is about 127-128, which was set by my brother on his first go.
As predicted by the medical staff, my reaction speed is significantly below average but improving. It seems a bit geeky to rely on my computer for some of my recovery, but what can you do? Before you have a go at the challenge could you pass me my pocket protector?
Cheers,
Mike
15 comments:
Hey Mike!
Thanks for your new blog! It was so nice to hear about your progress! Its all wonderful! Even the discharge in september! It gives you a fantastic opportunity to really exceed all expectations! We are with you all the way! Cheering you on!
We cant wait to see you real soon! only about 10 sleeps! coooool!
We love you lots!
Amanda and Kent xxx
Your progress is sounding great Mike!
Had a look at the brain exercises - my boyfriend trains a couple of racing car drivers and uses v similar exericises on them, basically he works them up to their max heart rate and checks their cognitive ability when they are under such stress, ie simulating race situation. Random info for you!
keep up the good work,
love Lucy
Hey Mike,
you are a champ!!1 Keep up all the hard work, it is great to hear you are improving all the time.
Thinking of you always,
Zo and Mark
Hi Mike
It was great to meet you (albeit very briefly) at Te Papa on Tuesday night. You seemed to be tackling those stairs at an impressive pace!
It seems like you've made such fantastic progress, it was really good to see that in person after following your blog for so long.
Merrin (on the LEANZ committee with Bryce)
Hi,
I'm going to put a comment on this blog with some really inane chatter to make it sound like I actually care what is on this blog and a link to some site in the hope that someone who reads it will be stupid enough to click on it and annoy the blog administrator by forcing him to delete the comment. Nice one.
Mike
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