Josh thinks we're going to Hawaii today...

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

When I arrived at CareMeridian, Josh was in bed.  He was restless and confused.   His therapists, Jon and Tim, arrived, got him out of bed and into the workout area where Josh stood up holding onto the parallel bars with both hands.  They put a mirror in front of Josh and gave him a brush and told him to brush his hair.  Josh's right arm was shaking but he held his hand up to his head and brushed his hair. 

While he was standing between the parallel bars, he complained that his shoulders were hurting him.  That's because he was holding onto the parallel bars with his hands and the bars were rather high.  Josh's posturing has markedly improved.  Tim and Jon work with Josh a while, then Mike arrives to take us downtown for hbot.

Before we take off Jon tells us he is going to Oahu, the north side of the island, with his girlfriend for a week.  We talk about Hawaii and how beautiful it is, especially the north shore.  Josh is listening to us.  When Mike puts Josh in the van, Josh says we're going to Hawaii.   We all laugh.  I tell Josh we're going downtown for hbot.  He insists we're going to Hawaii....

On the way back from hbot, Josh starts crying and screaming.  He was mad that I was on the phone and wanted to talk to me.  Mike tells Josh that everything is fine and that he's getting better everyday and will soon be home.  Josh smiles.  One minute he's sad, that next he's happy.

We get Josh settled in and I take off.  I am burnt out....