Paul's Update - 08/01/06

Dear Friends:

I apologize for the delay in getting my updates out to you. The weekend was mostly uneventful. Paul continues to have difficulty walking. He is also being defiant a lot. He seems to take out much of his anger on Tabby which is difficult since she has been so patient and has worked so hard on his behalf. It was an emotional weekend for all ... but mostly Tabby. Monday was mostly quiet. Tabby had some errands to run. She also spent some time cleaning up the bedroom so that it would be possible to put the recliner that is in the living room into the bedroom. That way Paul can be sitting in a chair instead of the wheelchair. The wheelchair is very difficult to maneuver in the bedroom. She was able to throw away some stuff and make more space in the bedroom. Later in the evening Tabby & Dad had gone outside for a few minutes and when Bobby came downstairs to see Paul he discovered that Paul had fallen out of bed. Evidently he had a cup of water and the bedside table had not been put next to him. He decided to put the cup on the floor but since he doesn't have good judgment of distance he rolled over to his side and went too far ... thus falling out of the bed. He didn't hurt himself ... thank goodness!

Today the speech therapist came to our house. Dad came to the house to do more work on the kitchen. Paul didn't want to cooperate with the therapist. Tabby tried to get him to cooperate and he got very mad at her and started crushing her hand. The therapist finally got a little cooperation as long as Tabby was behind him and couldn't see her. Needless to say this is upsetting. The therapist tried to reassure Tabby that some anger can be normal with head injuries even though it usually occurs earlier it could be delayed with Paul's injury. He seems to understand what is happening around him. Dad said he was dozing in his chair this afternoon while they were watching TV. A funny commercial came on and when they laughed he woke up with a smile on his face as if he thought it was funny also. Wednesday is another blood testing day. My hope is that the doctor will see that he is ready to reduce the Depacote. The last time we got results by Friday which could mean we may be making changes this upcoming weekend. Our prayer is that this can be done safely without any seizures.

Love, Lynne & Carl