Friday, December 5, 2008
Happy Holidays
Thank you to all who keep posting, it means a lot to Todd. Todd is still progressing and he still has the spirit to keep improving. He is still in outpatient therapy at Sunnyview Hospital and he continues to do well. He is extremely happy that the Dolphins have a winning record as it is much improved from their electrifying 1 win season last year. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers and happy holidays.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Things are going well
Well it's been a while since the last entry and we're happy to report that Todd is doing well and his Dolphins have actually won a couple of games already!!!!!!!! For those of you who don't know, Todd is back in his apartment and has been for quite some time. He is still going to outpatient therapy at Sunnyview Rehab Hospital and his attitude and drive to getting better are as strong as ever. We thank you for your continued support , thoughts and prayers.
Sunday, August 24, 2008
1 year ago today
It's been exactly 1 year to the day since Todd's accident and he is making improvements every day. Todd still has outpatient therapy at Sunnyview and he continues to improve day by day. As many of you know, Todd's favorite group is Heart and he was supposed to see them last summer at Turning Stone Casino but his accident prevented him from going. Tonight he went to SPAC to see them perform along with Cheap Trick and Journey. Ironic how 1 year to the day of his accident he gets to go see his favorite group. We thank you all for your continued support, thoughts, and prayers. All of it means a great deal to Todd as he continues to recover. Thank You.
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
10 months
Well it's been a little over 10 months since Todd's accident and his progress has been slow but steady. He is still in outpatient therapy at Sunnyview 3 times a week. The therapy consists of speech therapy as well as physical therapy. Again, Todd wants to thank everyone for their continued support. Todd does read the blog and he always looks forward to getting some words of encouragement through the site. We know the blogs have been few and far between lately but we will continue to update it as Todd progresses.
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Last few weeks
Todd has been doing well and has been slowly improving. He has been getting out of the house a lot lately. He went to a few Union hockey games with the guys, he's been to the movies, the harness track and Carman Park to watch his nephew's LL games. He's definitely on the comeback trail so thank you everyone for your continued thoughts and prayers. We will definitely keep you posted!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Last 2 months
Todd is slowly making progress and is still in outpatient therapy at Sunnyview. After the season the Dolphins had, Todd is happy to see that baseball has started. Thank you all for your continued thoughts, prayers, and support.
Friday, February 8, 2008
Super Bowl Weekend
We hope everyone enjoyed the Super Bowl this past Sunday. Todd had his annual outing with all of his "brothers" (picture on the blog). Of course we can't leave out Peter P. who took the picture. Great job.
Todd is really doing great with all of his therapies. You would all be so proud of him, he is working very hard to get better. So again, thank you for all of your continuous prayers.
Todd received a brace for his right arm this week. He is supposed to wear it for one hour at a time to help straighten his right arm. At the moment Todd's right arm and fingers are contracted. The brace will keep his arm down, especially when walking. Everything takes time which we are all learning to appreciate more and more.
Thank you to everyone for their cards, thoughts and best wishes to Todd on his birthday. He was so overwhelmed and appreciative. He wanted to make sure I wrote a big THANK YOU to everyone. He also wanted to let everyone know that he won $70 from the scratch off lottery tickets that people sent, with the big winner------$25 from T.Z.
There was a very special card and note left at the front door for Todd. We did receive it and Todd was overjoyed to read it. We think it was from one of his dearest old friend's in the world but the note was not signed and we can't seem to get a hold of his number. So please, if you're reading this blog please give us a call. For everyone's information, this man is a true Dolphin's fan and is not afraid to admit it.
Again, you all hold a special place in our hearts and we never could have made it this far without all of your love and support.
God's blessings to each and everyone of you.
Todd is really doing great with all of his therapies. You would all be so proud of him, he is working very hard to get better. So again, thank you for all of your continuous prayers.
Todd received a brace for his right arm this week. He is supposed to wear it for one hour at a time to help straighten his right arm. At the moment Todd's right arm and fingers are contracted. The brace will keep his arm down, especially when walking. Everything takes time which we are all learning to appreciate more and more.
Thank you to everyone for their cards, thoughts and best wishes to Todd on his birthday. He was so overwhelmed and appreciative. He wanted to make sure I wrote a big THANK YOU to everyone. He also wanted to let everyone know that he won $70 from the scratch off lottery tickets that people sent, with the big winner------$25 from T.Z.
There was a very special card and note left at the front door for Todd. We did receive it and Todd was overjoyed to read it. We think it was from one of his dearest old friend's in the world but the note was not signed and we can't seem to get a hold of his number. So please, if you're reading this blog please give us a call. For everyone's information, this man is a true Dolphin's fan and is not afraid to admit it.
Again, you all hold a special place in our hearts and we never could have made it this far without all of your love and support.
God's blessings to each and everyone of you.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
TODD TURNS 40 ON FEB. 2ND
Hello to all our friends, well wishers and family
We hope everyone is doing well and is in good health. We are sorry that we have not written in a while.
The big news is that Todd turns 40 this week! February 2nd. Who would have thought! Everyone who meets Todd thinks that he looks like he is in his twenties. No one would ever think that 40 years young is the start of the rest of your life. Thank you dear God.
All is going well but slowly with Todd. He is still going to outpatient therapy three days a week and is still doing home therapy 24/7.Everyday skills for us are a challenge for Todd but he never complains and is working very hard to get better. Nothing is beyond Todd's reach. Todd is beginning to put words together to form sentences. he is still walking with a cane but he surprised us this week by walking across the kitchen floor without it. His right arm is still improving slowly and he has limited movement but it has definitely improved since the accident. This just means he'll have to work that much harder to get it better. Please don't forget to remember Todd in your prayers since he has a long road in front of him. Also, please remember to thank God for all that he has done. Without him we would never be where we are today.
Just a little note of interest for those of you who may not know. Todd's head took the brunt of his accident on August 26th. It's ironic how his whole right side is affected when it was his head that hit. To quote our friend John Cimino "it's like a computer crashed and now it has to be re-booted." Who knows how long it will take. Todd's bike, mp3 player and glasses were all fine.
With all our love and prayers,
The Kitsock family
We hope everyone is doing well and is in good health. We are sorry that we have not written in a while.
The big news is that Todd turns 40 this week! February 2nd. Who would have thought! Everyone who meets Todd thinks that he looks like he is in his twenties. No one would ever think that 40 years young is the start of the rest of your life. Thank you dear God.
All is going well but slowly with Todd. He is still going to outpatient therapy three days a week and is still doing home therapy 24/7.Everyday skills for us are a challenge for Todd but he never complains and is working very hard to get better. Nothing is beyond Todd's reach. Todd is beginning to put words together to form sentences. he is still walking with a cane but he surprised us this week by walking across the kitchen floor without it. His right arm is still improving slowly and he has limited movement but it has definitely improved since the accident. This just means he'll have to work that much harder to get it better. Please don't forget to remember Todd in your prayers since he has a long road in front of him. Also, please remember to thank God for all that he has done. Without him we would never be where we are today.
Just a little note of interest for those of you who may not know. Todd's head took the brunt of his accident on August 26th. It's ironic how his whole right side is affected when it was his head that hit. To quote our friend John Cimino "it's like a computer crashed and now it has to be re-booted." Who knows how long it will take. Todd's bike, mp3 player and glasses were all fine.
With all our love and prayers,
The Kitsock family
Friday, December 21, 2007
Happy Holidays
Happy "Holy"days and Merry "Christ"mas to each and eveyone of you. We would like to send all of you our very best of wishes and thank you for all of your continual support and prayers. All our love...John, Sue, Chrissy, and Jen....now our gift to you....
To all of my friends...because of all of your prayers I am here and getting better everyday. Thank you for all that you have done for me. None of your generosities have gone unnoticed. My speech is improving slowly. I am still able to carry a tune. I'm still taking small steps with my walking but stay on your toes because you never know when you'll see me walking through the doors. By the way, can anyone out there tell me the truth about how my Dolphins are doing? No one seems to be giving me a straight answer...I missed the first part of the season.
Thank you to my friends & co-workers at Von Roll for everything and every wish you sent me. I really enjoyed the Chrsitmas video.
Many many thanks to all of my extended friends, family, and neighbors.
A very special thank you to Fr. Brucker, Fr. Curran, & Fr. Demartinis for visiting me and all of the special blessings, prayers, and masses you offered for me. I know God heard them!
May God bless you this Christmas season as I have truly been blessed.
Todd
To all of my friends...because of all of your prayers I am here and getting better everyday. Thank you for all that you have done for me. None of your generosities have gone unnoticed. My speech is improving slowly. I am still able to carry a tune. I'm still taking small steps with my walking but stay on your toes because you never know when you'll see me walking through the doors. By the way, can anyone out there tell me the truth about how my Dolphins are doing? No one seems to be giving me a straight answer...I missed the first part of the season.
Thank you to my friends & co-workers at Von Roll for everything and every wish you sent me. I really enjoyed the Chrsitmas video.
Many many thanks to all of my extended friends, family, and neighbors.
A very special thank you to Fr. Brucker, Fr. Curran, & Fr. Demartinis for visiting me and all of the special blessings, prayers, and masses you offered for me. I know God heard them!
May God bless you this Christmas season as I have truly been blessed.
Todd
Saturday, December 1, 2007
14 Weeks
Hello to everyone
Here's hoping that all of you had a very blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends. Once again there isn't much new going on with Todd. Things are still progressing very slowly but Todd is very determined to get better as quickly as possible. The therapists tell us it's like looking into a crystal ball and there's no telling how long it will take for recovery or how Todd's muscles will progress. We don't go by anything but God's time so please continue to remember all of us in your prayers and we'll also remember all of you.
We would also like you to know that one of the highlights of Todd's day is when the mail comes. So thank you to all who have sent cards and letters. Trust me, they are always welcome and they keep Todd uplifted. Also, a special thank you for all of the scratch-offs. No big winners yet, but Todd gets a kick out of them. God bless to all.
Here's hoping that all of you had a very blessed Thanksgiving with family and friends. Once again there isn't much new going on with Todd. Things are still progressing very slowly but Todd is very determined to get better as quickly as possible. The therapists tell us it's like looking into a crystal ball and there's no telling how long it will take for recovery or how Todd's muscles will progress. We don't go by anything but God's time so please continue to remember all of us in your prayers and we'll also remember all of you.
We would also like you to know that one of the highlights of Todd's day is when the mail comes. So thank you to all who have sent cards and letters. Trust me, they are always welcome and they keep Todd uplifted. Also, a special thank you for all of the scratch-offs. No big winners yet, but Todd gets a kick out of them. God bless to all.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
87th Day
Dear friends:
Thank you again to all of you who continue to give us all your love and support. You'll never realize what a source of strength you have all been. We continue to share all of your well wishes and comments with Todd. He does know that you are all rooting him on and wishing him well. We never could have come this far without you.
Todd is progressing well with his therapy. He has lots of "homework" to do because therapy is only 3 times a week at Sunnyview. It's seven days a week at home. Todd is so motivated and determined to get better he'll do whatever it takes.
We'll start with his speech. Todd comprehends 100% what is said to him. He knows what he wants to say but he doesn't always pronounce words correctly and he isn't talking in complete sentences yet. He does seem to manage to say key words of what he wants to say.
Physical therapy is going well. Todd continues to walk with a brace on his right leg and uses a quad cane on his left side. The therapists tried to walk Todd without a brace on his right leg but his ankle was too weak to hold his weight.
Todd still has very limited movement on his right arm and hand but the occupational therapists are working hard at trying to build up Todd's muscles and they use electrodes for muscle stimulation. Todd also wears a brace on his right arm at night. All in all we are still taking baby steps but we are also grateful for any steps.
One of our bright spots this week was that mom ran into the Ferraro family at Sunnyview. This is the family who some of you might not know. They shared the waiting room with us at Albany Med. They are blessings sent from God. Mom met Joe Ferraro and was so happy to meet such a wonderful, courageous and awesome man. Like Todd, he too has a long road to recovery as does our other Albany Med waiting room roomies, the Carr's and Dana. Please continue to pray for these two other families especially Joe and Dana.
Last but not least for this blog. From our family to yours, we want to extend a very blessed Thanksgiving to each and everyone of you. We thank God everyday for all that he has done for us. This Thanksgiving especially, we have more to be thankful for than ever imaginable.
With love in Christ.
John, Susie, Chrissy, Todd, Jenn and family.
Thank you again to all of you who continue to give us all your love and support. You'll never realize what a source of strength you have all been. We continue to share all of your well wishes and comments with Todd. He does know that you are all rooting him on and wishing him well. We never could have come this far without you.
Todd is progressing well with his therapy. He has lots of "homework" to do because therapy is only 3 times a week at Sunnyview. It's seven days a week at home. Todd is so motivated and determined to get better he'll do whatever it takes.
We'll start with his speech. Todd comprehends 100% what is said to him. He knows what he wants to say but he doesn't always pronounce words correctly and he isn't talking in complete sentences yet. He does seem to manage to say key words of what he wants to say.
Physical therapy is going well. Todd continues to walk with a brace on his right leg and uses a quad cane on his left side. The therapists tried to walk Todd without a brace on his right leg but his ankle was too weak to hold his weight.
Todd still has very limited movement on his right arm and hand but the occupational therapists are working hard at trying to build up Todd's muscles and they use electrodes for muscle stimulation. Todd also wears a brace on his right arm at night. All in all we are still taking baby steps but we are also grateful for any steps.
One of our bright spots this week was that mom ran into the Ferraro family at Sunnyview. This is the family who some of you might not know. They shared the waiting room with us at Albany Med. They are blessings sent from God. Mom met Joe Ferraro and was so happy to meet such a wonderful, courageous and awesome man. Like Todd, he too has a long road to recovery as does our other Albany Med waiting room roomies, the Carr's and Dana. Please continue to pray for these two other families especially Joe and Dana.
Last but not least for this blog. From our family to yours, we want to extend a very blessed Thanksgiving to each and everyone of you. We thank God everyday for all that he has done for us. This Thanksgiving especially, we have more to be thankful for than ever imaginable.
With love in Christ.
John, Susie, Chrissy, Todd, Jenn and family.
Saturday, November 10, 2007
11 weeks since accident
Hello everyone
It looks like our blogs will be weekly now since there is not a whole lot of updating except for Todd's therapy sessions. Todd met with his surgeon this week for a post-op follow up visit. The surgeon was very pleased with Todd's progress and will see Todd again in 3 months. The surgeon feels that as far as the surgery went, Todd is healing nicely. Todd does not need to wear his safety helmet anymore while walking. Hip hip hooray. Therapy started on Friday 11/9. This is going to be great since we finally feel like we are beginning to make some progress. Todd's therapists mean business and Todd is ready for any challenges they throw at him.
As of now Todd is scheduled for speech, physical and occupational therapy 3 times a week. The therapies are all limited and we have to keep re-applying for insurance to pay. Thanks to God we do have a few weeks to work with right now. We'll take all we can get. Just to let you know, we have wonderful therapists working with Todd. Your thoughts, prayers and comments are very encouraging and all of them are relayed to Todd.....so he does get your comments. Thank you and keep them coming.
It looks like our blogs will be weekly now since there is not a whole lot of updating except for Todd's therapy sessions. Todd met with his surgeon this week for a post-op follow up visit. The surgeon was very pleased with Todd's progress and will see Todd again in 3 months. The surgeon feels that as far as the surgery went, Todd is healing nicely. Todd does not need to wear his safety helmet anymore while walking. Hip hip hooray. Therapy started on Friday 11/9. This is going to be great since we finally feel like we are beginning to make some progress. Todd's therapists mean business and Todd is ready for any challenges they throw at him.
As of now Todd is scheduled for speech, physical and occupational therapy 3 times a week. The therapies are all limited and we have to keep re-applying for insurance to pay. Thanks to God we do have a few weeks to work with right now. We'll take all we can get. Just to let you know, we have wonderful therapists working with Todd. Your thoughts, prayers and comments are very encouraging and all of them are relayed to Todd.....so he does get your comments. Thank you and keep them coming.
Friday, November 2, 2007
WEEK 1 HOME
Hello to all. Well it's been one week since Todd's homecoming and he is very happy to be home. It's definitely more comfortable than being in the hospital. Todd had two outings this week. One for speech evaluation on Monday and then one on Thursday for physical and occupational therapy. Both evaluations were done at Sunnyview. Now we sit and wait for a phone call to let us know if Todd's insurance company approves outpatient visits and then a schedule needs to be set up for the outpatient therapy. Believe that one? Todd went from 5 days a week in therapy to a week and a half of nothing, waiting on insurance approval. Please continue to pray, pray, pray that God will send us a wonderful therapist. We have no doubt he will. In the meantime we continue to do exercises at home which includes walking short distances outside when weather permits and Todd approves. It continues to be a very slow process but patience is part of our everyday now. Again, thank you to everyone for your continued support. God Bless.
Friday, October 26, 2007
Day 62--DISCHARGED!!!!!!!!!!!!
Greetings to all! We are sorry that it has been so long since our last blog. We actually wrote one this past week but it somehow got lost between writing it and getting it to the blog.
This is one blog however that we have been waiting to write. What an awesome day it has been. Todd was discharged from Sunnyview today. He will stay at Mom and Dad's until he is able to go back to his apartment.
As thrilled as we are at having Todd home, it was very sad to leave all our new friends and our safety net at Sunnyview. We truly met some extraordinary people who went above and beyond their call of duty with Todd's care. His therapists were top notch in bringing Todd to the level he is now. We are all very sad to leave them.
Todd will continue to have therapy three days a week on an outpatient basis. He will be re-evaluated next week so he will not actually start therapy for at least a full week. We have to say that this is discouraging but it is how the system works. He also will have a whole new set of therapists.
We were given exercises to do at home and will continue to do all we can to rehab Todd as much as possible at home. Todd also has many follow up appointments with the doctors.
Many many thanks to each and everyone of you who have kept us in your thoughts and prayers. Todd is overwhelmed with all the cards and well wishes he has received. We have kept a log for him and are always letting him know how many people are asking about him and praying for him.
We are so grateful for all the respect you have showed Todd during this time. Thank you for giving him his space to recover. Since many of you saw Todd at his worst in the I.C.U. at Albany Med, we look forward to the day you can see how much better he looks and what a miracle he is.
Unfortunately Todd still feels very self conscious since he can't communicate well and does not feel quite himself yet. This will only be temporary so please be patient a little longer.
We want to especially thank Todd's five "adopted" brothers who have been there for Todd and our family since the day of his accident. Without their total selfless love and support we never could have survived this ordeal. All of their love, strength and encouragement have held us up during this difficult time. You all are truly gifts from God and you are all what family is meant to be. To each and everyone of you; Bob Alescio, John and Joe Cimino, Steve Manikas and Terry McGann, we love you. God Bless.
John, Sue, Chris, Todd and Jenn
This is one blog however that we have been waiting to write. What an awesome day it has been. Todd was discharged from Sunnyview today. He will stay at Mom and Dad's until he is able to go back to his apartment.
As thrilled as we are at having Todd home, it was very sad to leave all our new friends and our safety net at Sunnyview. We truly met some extraordinary people who went above and beyond their call of duty with Todd's care. His therapists were top notch in bringing Todd to the level he is now. We are all very sad to leave them.
Todd will continue to have therapy three days a week on an outpatient basis. He will be re-evaluated next week so he will not actually start therapy for at least a full week. We have to say that this is discouraging but it is how the system works. He also will have a whole new set of therapists.
We were given exercises to do at home and will continue to do all we can to rehab Todd as much as possible at home. Todd also has many follow up appointments with the doctors.
Many many thanks to each and everyone of you who have kept us in your thoughts and prayers. Todd is overwhelmed with all the cards and well wishes he has received. We have kept a log for him and are always letting him know how many people are asking about him and praying for him.
We are so grateful for all the respect you have showed Todd during this time. Thank you for giving him his space to recover. Since many of you saw Todd at his worst in the I.C.U. at Albany Med, we look forward to the day you can see how much better he looks and what a miracle he is.
Unfortunately Todd still feels very self conscious since he can't communicate well and does not feel quite himself yet. This will only be temporary so please be patient a little longer.
We want to especially thank Todd's five "adopted" brothers who have been there for Todd and our family since the day of his accident. Without their total selfless love and support we never could have survived this ordeal. All of their love, strength and encouragement have held us up during this difficult time. You all are truly gifts from God and you are all what family is meant to be. To each and everyone of you; Bob Alescio, John and Joe Cimino, Steve Manikas and Terry McGann, we love you. God Bless.
John, Sue, Chris, Todd and Jenn
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
5 weeks at Sunnyview
Hello to All!
All is going well here at Sunnyview. It has been just over 7 weeks since Todd's accident and everything continues to be small baby steps. We were able to bring Todd home again this past Sunday. This past week was much more relaxed for everyone since we knew a little more what to expect. It was a very good day. Todd is doing well at therapy. He is walking with a quad cane with the assistance of therapists for his right side. He has limited mobility with his right arm but the therapists are working hard with Todd. With a brain injury patient, consistency is a must. The therapists also want to make Todd as independent as possible in order for him to go home. They are aiming for an earlier discharge rather than later.
Todd's speech continues to be minimal however he has a good level of comprehension. Todd has trouble translating what his brain is actually thinking. This is very frustrating for Todd.
Again please give thanks to the Lord for all that he has done. As wonderful as most of the health care workers have been, we know who is in charge-God.
May God continue to bless each and every one of you.
All is going well here at Sunnyview. It has been just over 7 weeks since Todd's accident and everything continues to be small baby steps. We were able to bring Todd home again this past Sunday. This past week was much more relaxed for everyone since we knew a little more what to expect. It was a very good day. Todd is doing well at therapy. He is walking with a quad cane with the assistance of therapists for his right side. He has limited mobility with his right arm but the therapists are working hard with Todd. With a brain injury patient, consistency is a must. The therapists also want to make Todd as independent as possible in order for him to go home. They are aiming for an earlier discharge rather than later.
Todd's speech continues to be minimal however he has a good level of comprehension. Todd has trouble translating what his brain is actually thinking. This is very frustrating for Todd.
Again please give thanks to the Lord for all that he has done. As wonderful as most of the health care workers have been, we know who is in charge-God.
May God continue to bless each and every one of you.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
10/9 Update from Sunnyview
Greetings from Sunnyview. We've had some very positive experiences this past week. First and foremost, Todd came home on Sunday 10/7 for a day pass. He was so happy to be able to enjoy food, football and family. He made great progress in therapy yesterday. He was able to do a leg lift with his right leg for the first time---hooray!!! They continue to work him hard and furious. Today Todd's feeding tube was removed, he was thrilled.
The therapy team will be making a home visit tomorrow to make the house "Todd friendly" when he eventually comes home.
We would like to thank the Lawrence family for taking us under their wings since we have been here at Sunnyview. God certainly sends angels when you need them the most. Laureen's messages to my Mom, through Jennifer have been especially comforting and appreciated. It's that Mom to Mom bond.
To our friends the Carr's and Ferraro's, not a day goes by that you're not in our thoughts and prayers. To Joe and Dana: keep up the good work!!! We all need to heal so we can have a reunion.
Again, a great big hug and thank you to all that everyone has done for us. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers. We will be on the road to recovery for quite some time. However we know we are not alone. Praises to our Lord. God Bless.
Todd and Family
The therapy team will be making a home visit tomorrow to make the house "Todd friendly" when he eventually comes home.
We would like to thank the Lawrence family for taking us under their wings since we have been here at Sunnyview. God certainly sends angels when you need them the most. Laureen's messages to my Mom, through Jennifer have been especially comforting and appreciated. It's that Mom to Mom bond.
To our friends the Carr's and Ferraro's, not a day goes by that you're not in our thoughts and prayers. To Joe and Dana: keep up the good work!!! We all need to heal so we can have a reunion.
Again, a great big hug and thank you to all that everyone has done for us. Please continue to keep us in your thoughts and prayers. We will be on the road to recovery for quite some time. However we know we are not alone. Praises to our Lord. God Bless.
Todd and Family
Thursday, October 4, 2007
October 4, 2007 (Day 40)
Hello to all our faithful friends and well wishers. Things here at Sunnyview are beginning to flow a little faster and Todd is progressing wonderfully.
The team of therapists met yesterday to discuss Todd's progress. They are very pleased with how well he is doing. In fact, they are so impressed that they are shooting for a goal of being able to discharge Todd as an inpatient status in a minimum of two weeks. Believe it or not, as much as we can't wait to get Todd home we were panicked to get that news. At this point we feel that this is a little premature and almost felt like we were being rushed out but we were assured that this is not written in stone and a decision has not been made. It's simply something to strive for.
Todd is still dependent on a wheelchair and continues physical therapy in an attempt to walk. He walks with the assistance of therapists. Yesterday they fit Todd for a brace to help support his leg while walking. The brace has to be ordered and will take at least a week to arrive. Todd also wears an arm sling to keep his right arm stable. Feeling and movement on his right side is still limited. Todd is beginning to say a few words. He still gets extremely frustrated as it is very hard for him to communicate. All that is from the brain injury and this is not surprising or unexpected. The therapists say the brain has to be retrained once again to do all that it does and it will take time and patience.
Some time in the near future the therapists will go to Todd's parents house to evaluate it and make it as user friendly as possible for Todd as well as for us to be able to help care for and rehabilitate him. This arrangement will be temporary until Todd is independent enough to be on his own.
We were so happy to get a response on Todd's blog from Joshua, his sister Amber and their Mom. Thank you to all of them for being such an inspiration to our family. You will never know how much it means to us. Again, we want to thank all of you for all that you have done for us.
As you can imagine, this experience has been very draining on Todd and our entire family and we want to thank all of you for your love and support. We are very sorry that visitation for Todd is still limited but we need time for our family to spend time together as a unit. Thank you for your understanding and patience. With love in Christ, God Bless.
Todd wasn't able to go see his favorite group Heart last week like he had originally planned; however, Todd's close friends instead got Ann and Nancy Wilson of the group Heart to send an autographed get well picture to him as well as a meet and greet bracelet which will allow Todd to personally meet them the next time Todd goes to one of their concerts. Todd was thrilled and amazed and his happiness with this was a great sight. We have scanned a small copy of the signed photo at the top of the blog and a larger version can be seen by scrolling to the bottom of the blog. Thanks Joe!
The team of therapists met yesterday to discuss Todd's progress. They are very pleased with how well he is doing. In fact, they are so impressed that they are shooting for a goal of being able to discharge Todd as an inpatient status in a minimum of two weeks. Believe it or not, as much as we can't wait to get Todd home we were panicked to get that news. At this point we feel that this is a little premature and almost felt like we were being rushed out but we were assured that this is not written in stone and a decision has not been made. It's simply something to strive for.
Todd is still dependent on a wheelchair and continues physical therapy in an attempt to walk. He walks with the assistance of therapists. Yesterday they fit Todd for a brace to help support his leg while walking. The brace has to be ordered and will take at least a week to arrive. Todd also wears an arm sling to keep his right arm stable. Feeling and movement on his right side is still limited. Todd is beginning to say a few words. He still gets extremely frustrated as it is very hard for him to communicate. All that is from the brain injury and this is not surprising or unexpected. The therapists say the brain has to be retrained once again to do all that it does and it will take time and patience.
Some time in the near future the therapists will go to Todd's parents house to evaluate it and make it as user friendly as possible for Todd as well as for us to be able to help care for and rehabilitate him. This arrangement will be temporary until Todd is independent enough to be on his own.
We were so happy to get a response on Todd's blog from Joshua, his sister Amber and their Mom. Thank you to all of them for being such an inspiration to our family. You will never know how much it means to us. Again, we want to thank all of you for all that you have done for us.
As you can imagine, this experience has been very draining on Todd and our entire family and we want to thank all of you for your love and support. We are very sorry that visitation for Todd is still limited but we need time for our family to spend time together as a unit. Thank you for your understanding and patience. With love in Christ, God Bless.
Todd wasn't able to go see his favorite group Heart last week like he had originally planned; however, Todd's close friends instead got Ann and Nancy Wilson of the group Heart to send an autographed get well picture to him as well as a meet and greet bracelet which will allow Todd to personally meet them the next time Todd goes to one of their concerts. Todd was thrilled and amazed and his happiness with this was a great sight. We have scanned a small copy of the signed photo at the top of the blog and a larger version can be seen by scrolling to the bottom of the blog. Thanks Joe!
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