One
of the side effects of Boo's strokes is an ongoing need for various
kinds of therapy. For a long while we had a wonderful home health
team that came to our home and worked with him. The physical and
occupational therapists had an endless supply of exercises that
helped him relearn lost skills. On the days they weren't scheduled
to come, Boo and I did his exercises. Unfortunately, the exercises
took much of the time he was awake and left little time for anything
else. Still, this was for a season. This was Boo's time to heal.
I've never seen anyone so motivated to be as well as he possibly could.
Finally the day came when Boo “graduated” from home health
services. We were ecstatic! Now, we could get on with our lives.
In
the process of continuing with our lives, I began to notice that Boo
was regressing a little. He was “losing” small skills that he
had regained. After a short while, we realized that therapy needed
to continue. For the first time, Boo was resistant. He wanted his
life back not endless rounds of therapy. We had long talks about
what was important to us: time together reading, talking, taking
walks, praying, cooking, working together. Obviously it was time to
rethink our approach to therapy and initiate lifestyle changes that
would make ongoing therapy an integral and satisfying part of our
life together.
This
section of our blog is about the ways we are trying to integrate the
therapies Boo needs naturally into our lives.
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