Tuesday, June 5, 2007 I arrive at CareMeridian and the two therapists, Tim, his occupational guy and Jon, his physical guy, are both working on Josh as he sits in his wheelchair. He is absolutely exhausted, his eyes rolling in his head. He was up from 12 midnight to 5 am, talking about this and that. He was overstimulated from all his visitors the day before.
Overstimulation is counterproductive, they tell me. Josh was too tired to participate in active physical therapy so they were working on his muscle tone, his neck, moving it from left to right and up and down. They were also working on his left hand in particular. They said this was the prime time to work on his muscle tone since he was too tired to resist them. Jon said he was planning on getting Josh up on his feet and walking a bit, but Josh was too tired from being up all night.
We put on his trach cap and Josh immediately tells me he wants to go to the racetrack. He's so funny. He was also talking about his Dad, Jerry Mendell... Memories are filling his head and he is telling us about this and that....
We went downtown for an oxygen treatment and on the way back, tears started streaming down Josh's face. He is realizing what's happening and the emotions are coming through. I told him then about the drug overdose and that Kyle had called 911 when they found him. He was sad and overwhelmed. I told him not to worry about anything and that he was on the mend, getting better every day.
He then fell into a deep sleep... we'll see what tomorrow brings. I have a call into the doctor. I want the trach out as I know Josh can swallow and can control his secretions....
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