Day 91 – Thursday 28th July
kp had a lie-in today. She didn’t wake up until about 9.15am, and so when I arrived at 10am, she was still eating her breakfast which the staff had very kindly done for her specially.
No bath today. kp had a bit of jip with her left arm today. She feels she must have slept on it or something, but any movement was causing pain. This is the stroke arm and what is weird is she feels pain a LOT more sensitively in this arm, yet she has very little motor function in it. It is hoped that this will improve in time of course.
Most of the morning was spent chatting and snoozing. She didn’t feel like lunch, but instead had some grapes, cherries and a glass of milk. She then started to feel queasy, and about 10 minutes later threw up everything she had ate 
She has been doing so well and then this comes along. But she wasn’t too bothered by it. We changed the sheets (cos I wasn’t quite quick enough with a sickbowl) and then it was time for physio. kp was up for it.
30 minutes after the sickness, and she was in the physio room sitting upright. We had some real good crack with the physios today, and kp was doing lots of belly laughing. They make it so much fun and kp really looks forwards to each session. Today’s physio involved the Occupational Therapist (OT) who gets kp to do lots of everyday stuff. Today, she had to put on her nighty (2 types (1 buttoning all the way down and the other buttons partly down the nighty)). She was doing this while sitting upright on the bench. Whilst she was doing it, her face was pointing mostly down at the floor so she could keep her balance and concentrate. Bit by bit, she did her best to get the nighty past the obstacle of her left arm (with a little help from the physios) and got both nightys on. Each time she got a nighty on, she looked up at me with the BIGGEST, BIGGEST of smiles. She was so chuffed with herself. We were all praising her big time.
It’s funny how the simplest of things can be so hard and how they can mean so much when you crack them.
I think one of the reasons kp was pleased was that she has something new to get her teeth into each day now. Formerly, getting a nighty on involved 2 turns on the bed, which she gets a bit sick of and any reduction in the number of turns is also gratefully received.
Sickness aside, kp was in a great postive mindset today, and made a few phonecalls to friends and family. I think everyone she phoned was pleased to get the call.
Marie arrived at 3.50pm drenched to the skin ‘cos her brolly had blown inside out. She had also had her shed burgled last night. So hopefully kp will be able to cheer her up a bit.
That’s about it for today.
July 28th, 2005 at 9:02 pm
Dear Karen – ca va?
thank you for your short letter.
I can tell that you must have improved so much.
Did you know Le chapeau De Votre Tante Est Blue?
The Saluki is now an Adult,and very beautiful but alas still dopey – Beaucoup
Keep improving Karen as you gave everyone a nasty fright – see you soon – Gauillaume (bill)
ps, did you reconise me on the video????? Judith Ford thought i looked like a PORN STAR!!!!!!!-ME!!!!!
A Bientot
July 28th, 2005 at 9:13 pm
KP….well done….on the nighty hurdle….i can see your face now…big beaming smile….and so you should…..well done..
have had a few reply’s for you from the team and have blog’d for them…any spelling mistakes are there fault coz ive copyed them verbateum…..lol
been a good day.had my physio today and it went well i was telling Laura(thats my physio) about you and how well you have done…she did say that its half the battle if the patient is willing to do everything they ask….well that’s you in the top 10 then….were all dead proud of you chuck….and wish you a speedy recovery……carnt wait to see you again..
keep up the great work…love debsxxx
ps marie…i know the feeling being soaked right through…i have a slow punture in the front tyre…and did the garage have a shelter..oh no….. so that was me drenched to the skin…only on my bi=um mind…lol(thats the bit that stick’s out …lol….mind you i did come straight home so not as bad as you…you look after yaself too…carnt have the front line compardry’s going down with the flu…..take care…
debsxx
July 28th, 2005 at 9:17 pm
hi just a quick one…incase your wondering why i blogged for bill and signed him in as little tiny bill….thats what we’ve started calling him on the team….along with a few other names… …lol
and it was sopposed to read ‘my bum’……not my ‘bi=um’…lol
love debsxx
July 29th, 2005 at 10:23 am
hI KP+DP ,
It was great to have a chat with you Karen I am looking forward to seeing you but no plans eh.(Te He)
It is realy anoying to hear about Marie having her shed burgled we had had a good old chinwag that night, the people who do this are jusy a pack of Bast****.Please take care you dont get flu after your soaking Marie. Well Karen I may see you soon so keep up the good work untill then, by the way have you got a new frock for your trip home for tea the time will be on you before you know it .Margo