A sweet picture of Marie and Dad from a couple of years ago.
Today was full of good spirits and a lot of "firsts" for Marie.
Glenda's report:
Marie slept for 5-6 hours straight last night. This is first time she has been able to get that much sleep at one time since her accident. I got her all fixed up with everything she would need to have accessible to her. She has organizers for her night stand and now has an organized bag of clothing from home.
Therapy today was working out her legs for 30 minutes. They did a lot of rotating motions and bending from the knees up. She did an awesome job. This has been the most motion she has been able to do with her legs since the accident. In addition, she was also able to bend her knees farther than she ever has today. She even did it multiple times!
The last two nights she has had a great nurse. His name is Steve. He will be her nurse again tonight. He is very kind and attentive and is making sure he does everything he can to help her be comfortable, get as much sleep as possible, as well as be on time with her medications.
The picture's below are of her motorized, Continuous Passive Motion device (CPM). Marie loves it. According to the DJO website (makers of the product) it is actually a postoperative procedure designed to aid in recovery after knee/joint surgery.
After an extensive joint surgery, if a patient fails to move their joint tissue around, the joint will become stiff and scar tissue will form, resulting in a joint with limited range of motion, which often takes months of physical therapy to recover. It actually moves the joint without the patient's muscles being used. Marie can use this on both legs for however long she wants. She is able to control it herself to adjust her legs to more comfortable positions, which in turn, helps her to relax. Prior to this device, she had to rely on us, nurses, and aids to move her legs and prop them up with pillows, etc. What a great invention.
The device also helps accelerate recovery time by decreasing soft tissue stiffness, increasing range of motion, promoting healing of joint surfaces and soft tissue, and preventing the development of motion-limiting adhesions (scar tissue).
Today was full of good spirits and a lot of "firsts" for Marie.
Glenda's report:
Marie slept for 5-6 hours straight last night. This is first time she has been able to get that much sleep at one time since her accident. I got her all fixed up with everything she would need to have accessible to her. She has organizers for her night stand and now has an organized bag of clothing from home.
Therapy today was working out her legs for 30 minutes. They did a lot of rotating motions and bending from the knees up. She did an awesome job. This has been the most motion she has been able to do with her legs since the accident. In addition, she was also able to bend her knees farther than she ever has today. She even did it multiple times!
The last two nights she has had a great nurse. His name is Steve. He will be her nurse again tonight. He is very kind and attentive and is making sure he does everything he can to help her be comfortable, get as much sleep as possible, as well as be on time with her medications.
The picture's below are of her motorized, Continuous Passive Motion device (CPM). Marie loves it. According to the DJO website (makers of the product) it is actually a postoperative procedure designed to aid in recovery after knee/joint surgery.
After an extensive joint surgery, if a patient fails to move their joint tissue around, the joint will become stiff and scar tissue will form, resulting in a joint with limited range of motion, which often takes months of physical therapy to recover. It actually moves the joint without the patient's muscles being used. Marie can use this on both legs for however long she wants. She is able to control it herself to adjust her legs to more comfortable positions, which in turn, helps her to relax. Prior to this device, she had to rely on us, nurses, and aids to move her legs and prop them up with pillows, etc. What a great invention.
The device also helps accelerate recovery time by decreasing soft tissue stiffness, increasing range of motion, promoting healing of joint surfaces and soft tissue, and preventing the development of motion-limiting adhesions (scar tissue).
Glenda will have to start her long drive back home to Oklahoma tomorrow. I know Marie will miss her greatly. It has been a difficult week for Marie, but one that we can all look back on and be glad that the future is much much brighter. Marie, the sun will always come out tomorrow, and before you know it, you will be walking on the beach again! We love you sister.
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