This is the story of Colin’s car accident resulting in him becoming an incomplete Quadriplegic, and his recovery process.
After we left Colin last night, he took a little turn for the worse, and although he had a high temperature, he felt so cold that he was shivering, and even his teeth were chattering. Apparently it is a neuropathic pain reflex. He didn’t like that the nurses kept taking his blankets off so they … [Read more…]
Colin is ill again. He still have the infection which made him have to go back to the ICU this last time. Luckily, we caught it early enough, and he is on the same antibiotics as he was on in the ICU and hopefully he will be feeling better by tomorrow already. I was supposed … [Read more…]
Yesterday, I had a day off and just did a lot of nothing (although I did do some cleaning and tidying). Of course, it was another day when Colin’s body decided to rebel again, and he just began to feel very ill again. His blood pressure went way down, he felt hot on his head … [Read more…]
Weekends are the most difficult time for Colin I think. Several of his mates go home over weekends, and without visitors, he would stay in bed all day not being able to do anything at all. Luckily, I really want to spend time with him, and the weekends are the prefect days. During the week … [Read more…]
Friday today, and I went to see Colin this afternoon because I was just too worried about him. I phoned ahead, and the nurses said I could visit as long as I was diligent with the hand cleaning and sanitising in between, and wore a face mask to avoid spreading my germs to the patients. … [Read more…]
Today is day 62 – May 11, 2017. I am exhausted. I have not posted for the last few days because I just didn’t have the energy. I am fighting off a nasty head cold, and am full of snot and a sore throat. Also, maybe feeling a little sorry for myself. 😉 Colin, on … [Read more…]
We had a lovely braai, and the photos will follow later. We had lovely meat, salads, rolls, and “kuier”-ing. I think we need to try have one a month. Colin stayed in his chair the whole day, and he would not have been able to do that last month. I think the social aspect was … [Read more…]
Here is the video of Colin doing his first pressure relief exercise on his own. He has learned how to use his right shoulder to walk his right arm even though he has almost no movement in it. His left arm is doing a lot of work here. He is using a lot of his … [Read more…]
Such a lovely day today. Colin and I went for a stroll in the garden, and we sat in the canteen for a bit, we explored the hospital floors, and we just had “together” time. It was magical to connect with him again in this way. He is able to stay in his char for … [Read more…]
Today was a good day. Colin is feeling so much better, and they removed his central line today as well as spigotting his trachy. We have also discovered that while he still cannot sleep without his sleep apnoea mask, it is not easy for him to be heard with the mask on, and so for … [Read more…]