on the mount

Oh, I just realized, Mount Sinai is Jewish!!

Monday, October 17, 2005

It’s a sunny day here in New York. The vendors are hopping on the streets, the smell of roasting nuts and flowers permeating the air. Another Monday.

Brian is doing well, in the in the middle of therapy sessions. In his words:
“Sat up by myself, and could put my legs out in front of me. During therapy today they helped me with a hook around my arms so that I can pull myself up and balance alone. I can stay there all day probably it’s pretty easy. I was so happy that I could actually sit there by myself”

Both agree that the people are nice
“I like the nurses; they are nice.

“I am VERY pregnant.” Today Emily feels it, really feels it. Last night was a hard night as the nerve in her back was pinched and caused a lot of pain. “I feel it all the way down to my toes, a lot of pain” - a hard position to be in at this point.
Emily has now become the official person in charge of suctioning out Brian’s trache. She is the head of respitory therapy in this department as of today. This means she uses a vacuum like machine every few hours to get the fluid out of his lungs. The trick is getting the nurses trained in the procedure so that they can do it when Emily is gone.

We called an OB/GYN today, trying to get appointments. It seems as though it might be a bit tricky getting one here at an 8 month pregnancy. Rebecca (the pediatric resident) is on her way back from Nantucket and hopefully will be able to help with some contacts when she gets here.

Cell phone, has arrived- YEA!

Daily Schedule:
10-11 Physical therapy- basically teaching Brian how to get up on own to chair by himself.
11-12 occupational therapy-teach how to live independently, brush teeth, daily tasks.
2:30- 3:30 upper extremity group therapy session.

Need:
Headset for phone to talk. Trying to use a hook on the phone, but Brian’s wrists need to be strengthened to get mobility and to be able to hold the phone.
I think wedding photos, pictures for the room would be nice.