Had some business I have been taking care of, so blogging kinda went on the back burner. Although, I have been collecting some great pictures from this past week!!
As I had been saying, Alvin DID finally make it to OHSU to have an Xray and a CT scan. Since the CT was added last moment, the doctor appointment had to be rescheduled......HOWEVER, on Friday, July 27, the doctor from OHSU finally responded to the care center about the follow up findings through the CT. UNFORTUNATELY, Alvin will be wearing the stiff neck collar for about 4 more weeks. This did come as a disappointment, but being absolutely sure the fracture is strong, 4 weeks is not long at all. In fact, with the delay of me blogging, he is down to about 3 weeks now......SO, I believe there has been another scheduled trip to OHSU, somewhere around the week of August 20th. As I find out more information, I will pass it on.
Since the trip to Portland, Alvin has been so nauseous. All times of the day he is just not feeling up to par. Maybe just maybe it is time to move on to more solid foods. His progress with standing, get in/out of bed.chair has really been astounding! He has sure gotten the hang of it! It is wonderful to watch him, maybe a little slow at first, but when he makes it to his destination, WHAM!! he is smiling strong!!
I did have the opportunity to take him out to the garden area the other day.....It was fabulous. Rik was so happy to see him out in the sunshine....being careful not to burn...ya never know. The breeze was soft and a light blanket is all he needed for his arms. All of the flower photos are from out visit out doors. the Japanese Maple, Purple one, is his favorite. He sat and admired it for quite a bit. He even asked for me to take a photo. He has really taken a like to my iPad. He loves that the buttons are large and the pictures are big enough for him to actually see. I do like to share it too.
Melissa made it in for a short visit today! She really gave Al a good facial clean up and hair cut. I know he just loves when she comes, his hair is feeling good for the next few weeks and he knows it! Anything for a little confidence booster, right?
The SLP, on Friday, talked to Al and I about introducing some new textures into his diet. Currently he is on the feeding tube for 6 hrs on and 2 off. Possibly, towards the middle of the month concurrent with the removal of the neck brace, a mid day light "meal" would be substituted for a couple of hours of the tube feeding, eventually getting him back to regular foods again. We joked about having a waffle with strawberry jam and whipped cream for a tester.....no one can pass that up!
Rik seems to be doing alright. Hank went over last Sunday and pulled a tons of weeds around the yard, he discovered a beautiful mini Japanese maple hidden within the tall grasses. Of course Rik knew it was there, but finally being able to actually see it was like a new gift to the yard. Hank had to shoo his mom out of the garden when she started to work....he is still watching out for her!!
Overall, everything is going well. With the minor setback of the removal of the collar for now, all else is well. Hope you all enjoy the photos!! Be well!
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