Information about the accident and the aftermath
It is day 192, and Colin was very pleased to be able to show us another small surprise – he cam move his right arm a little! Woohoo! This is how his left arm started, and although the strength in his right arm is not yet built up, this is an extremely exciting occurrence. This … [Read more…]
Having had to learn more than I ever hoped I would need to know about medical stuffs, I am also all too aware of drug resistant infections. My Mom had methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Necrotizing Fasciitis, so we have had a brush with the real danger of things that can’t be cured by medicine, … [Read more…]
The last few weeks have been a steep learning curve. Again. Although the trailer is much easier to load and unload, safer, easier to travel with, and just a better solution, it is yet another new thing. I always thought I was good with change, and could pretty much cope with most things, but this … [Read more…]
Yaaay! Today our trailer arrived. It was specially made for us, using the specs of the chair itself. It will make life SO much easier, and will also be better for the chair as water and mud from the road will not splash up onto the chair from underneath. The other rack was no longer … [Read more…]
This morning when I woke up and got up I noticed that Colin had spasm-d himself almost entirely off the bed. His bum was three quarters on still, but both his legs were hanging off and he was ice cold to the touch. After helping him up onto the bed again, and covering him up … [Read more…]
During the last few days I have been thinking about some of the changed Colin has had to face. He is no longer the master of his own destiny, and it breaks my heart for him. He cannot simply get himself a drink or snack, or even feed himself anything other than things like grapes … [Read more…]
Colin has discovered that he is somewhat like a cold-blooded lizard now, not being able to regulate his body temperature since the spinal cord injury (a common thing for quads), and finds that warming himself up in the lovely sun does the trick for him. He even had a little nap in the sun, and … [Read more…]
We went for a walk to the Chinese takeaway around the corner. Very cool because Colin carried all the stuff 🙂
Although the ramp is not quite finished, and the works are still going on, we were able to have a braai in our own space with independent access for Colin. He has been out on the ramp a few times, and been into the garden, but this was our first thing in our own garden. … [Read more…]
The sun shone again today. Colin had a real shower on his commode, in his own bathroom, with his own stuff, and in his own time. I showered with him, and washed him, of course, but he was just so pleased to actually be able to have a wonderful, warm, wet, full contact, soapy, cleansing, … [Read more…]