Paul's Update - 09/20/07

Dear Friends:

Wow ... this week has gone by fast. Monday morning I had a doctor appointment. My family practitioner wanted me to have some routine "over 50" tests done so I had an appointment at the surgical center at 9:00am. Carl had to take me since I wasn't able to drive after the procedure. Carolyn met Dad at the hospital and got my purse from him so she could take me home once I was done. Dad couldn't stay because Paul had a dental appointment at 10:30am. This was the last of the appointments for Paul. He had some buildup done on his lower teeth. Now he doesn't have to go back until November. The afternoon was quiet. Dad had to go out and get some of Paul's medicines at the drugstore. Paul & I stayed with Dora. I had a meeting to go to in the evening. Paul stays up late most nights now and he didn't go to bed until 11:30pm.

Tuesday Paul had an appointment with the Orthopedic Specialist that made his new foot brace. She checked it over and made a few adjustments to it. He seems to be walking better ... at least he isn't turning his foot on it's side anymore. Paul wore his brace for about 5 hours. He is suppose to be breaking it in.

Wednesday was OT. Dad missed most of the session since he had some insurance business to take care of. The therapist said he did well for her. She said he had been folding towels. He is fussy about folding things ... he does that at home too. He really likes them to be neat!! When Dad got there they were working on transferring some small balls from one basket to another. She made him stretch his arm to reach the second basket. She even moved his chair away from the table so he would have to brace himself against the table to reach for the basket without falling out of the chair. After OT Paul had speech. She worked on recognition of numbers in print and did the alphabet and count to twenty ... he actually went to twenty-five. Paul does well up to eleven and then she had to cue him a little. She wrote numbers one through five on a piece of paper. He readily recognized the number two but had a little more trouble with the others. He got the number two even when it was out of order. The speech therapist said Paul has four more authorized sessions after which he will probably not have therapy for a while. Medicaid doesn't usually pay for speech so we may not be eligible for help with them. Later in the afternoon Dad took a ride to the courthouse to get a copy of the order to change guardianship for Paul. We need a copy for the Insurance Company to do the Bond with. We got the forms from the Insurance Agent so we can get that process started.

Thursday Paul stayed home most of the day while Dad did several errands. He had to go to the bank & Costco. Later in the day he took a trip to the attorney's office to pick up a certified copy of the judge's order changing the guardianship. We will need this to complete the transfer of conservatorship for Paul. Ronda brought another wonderful dinner over and Paul really enjoyed it. He still likes using his fingers to eat but he did pretty good with the fork. We had our bible study. We spent most of the evening sharing things that are going on in our lives and really didn't get to our study ... but sometimes that sharing is more important! Paul talked with Kelly a bit as she was leaving. He usually only says "hi" and when asked how he is he responds "good". He seemed like talking and answered questions pretty good.

Friday Dad & I are planning to go out of town. We will be gone Friday and Saturday. Billy will be coming to stay with Paul. What a blessing! Dad really hasn't been away from Paul since March when he came to live with us. We are looking forward to a relaxing time with Bill & Ronda. Gradis will be here on Saturday to help Billy. Please keep them in prayer ... they aren't use to working without Dad!

Have a great weekend! TGIF Lynne & Carl