2004-05-20
Lois continues to work hard at speech therapy. She is no longer receiving in house PT and OT but her personal trainer Dave has been working hard with her on many of the same things. He works with her on walking where she uses her special walker which is like a big cane with four legs special adjusted to Lois’ height. She is able to slowly walk across the room to a chair where she sits down and rests before making the return trip. Someone is always walking beside her to assist if needed but she is able to take the steps slowly and use the walker for support. Lois is also working hard on getting in and out of bed by herself. More work is needed to enable her to go to the bathroom by herself. Lois has decided to continue receiving personal aides during the day at Weinberg. This personal care includes having someone to help her with her arm exercises and working with her on reading. Lois is also working hard on relearning her numbers. She very much wants to play bingo with the other residents but at this point cannot recognize the numbers. She knows them in her mind but cannot connect them with written or printed numbers. She is however able to read many of the cards she receives. It is good practice for her to read them, and sometimes we read them several times. Lois still requires a great deal of sleep.