This blog was created to document our experience dealing with Bailey, our 16 year old daughter's stroke. Until September 15th, she was a perfectly healthy, active teenage girl. She is a junior in high school this year. She has a part time job, many friends and a busy social life. She is involved with the marching band, cross country skiing and the school theater group. Her class schedule reads like that of my nightmares - Honors classes, Advanced placement classes and even a "college in school" physics class. She has a smile that shows itself with the slightest of provocation. She is happy, easy going and a bit goofy. Generally, there was no reason to expect any health issues and definitely we would not ever have even thought a stroke was a possibility.
So, this is our story. I am hoping it will help others who experience this sort of misfortune to understand they are not alone. Maybe they are feeling the way we do and will take some comfort our story.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Birthday Rehab!
There are no exceptions or breaks in the rehab schedule for her birthday. We were up by 7:30 and doing Occupation therapy by 8:30. Today's OT was about balance and throwing. She did really good except for the fact that all the patients around us felt the need to duck!
This is Dr. Melchert. You may remember the name from a previous post. He is the doctor who gave us the MRI results when they finally figured out it was a stroke.
He is bringing ice cream for Bay later today in honor of her birthday!
After OT we had a little break so we sat for a while in the patient lunchroom. It has a nice view of the courtyard outside of the hospital.
No, she is not waving her fist at me but it sure looks like it.
Apparently she is still sleepy from yesterdays party.
After our short break we were onto Physical Therapy. They let her pick what she worked on today and without hesitation her answer was WALKING!
Then another break and more sitting in the lunchroom.
She called her dad to make sure he knew what she wanted him to bring for her birthday dinner!
Then we called Schlotsky's (where she worked) to say Hi!
Can you believe she is wearing something other than Chucks?
Then off for more PT. This time she wanted to work on walking but wasn't really interested in the big blue walker so we moved onto a cane! It is difficult but she is determined. I am so proud of her. The progress she has made in the last 12 days is astonishing.
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