Twice a month I get a report from all of Sam's therapists about her progress. Today, I received the report and the good news was that her cognitive focus has gotten better, her overall speech has improved and her sitting balance is better as well. They also told me that in physical therapy she is "retro pulsing" . The way they told me didn't sound good, so of course I asked for an explanation of what that meant. Apparently, when they have Sam up on her feet, instead of walking forward, she walks backwards. At first I thought it was kinda funny that she was moving backwards, because Sam has always been unique. However, they explained that it was not uncommon with certain brain injuries for this to occur, and that they hoped to be able to work with her over time, so that she will be able to walk forward. To me, any walking was good news. Overall, it was actually a good two-week update.
Tonight however when I went to visit Sam, it was the young kid-like Sam that I encountered. Despite the fact that she was wide awake and talking up a storm. which is a good thing, .....most of what she was saying did not make sense, and what did was very odd. She also was putting everything in her reach into her mouth, and was extremely fidgety. I know that the evening visits can be hard sometimes, and tonight was exhausting watching her do these peculiar things. It is at times like these that I need to reach back and remember the really good days, such as this past Saturday, where there was real hope for better times ahead.
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