Greetings from RIO RIOALRIGHT, so as you're reading thisyou know that Iwoke up from my last Tuesday's surgery and remembered my blog & password to said account. Well, surgery went well, the only difference for me is that I have lost sensattion & function of the left half of my body,literally, I'm numb on my left eyelid,It's due to brain swelling.... perfect line of sensation on my right /lack of in my left side/trunk and so on....I have achieved the ability to do a shoulder shrug with my lIts harder than it looks,eft AND I'm working steadily on walking with a cane...not for a vaudeville act...to get down the hallway! Here at http://www.legacyhealth.org/rioRIOhttp:/RIO, they keep me busy with Speech Therapy (keeping my thinker sharpand face even), Occupational/therapy (how to get dressed/take care of personal biz with just one side working...yes, I DID consider becoming a nudist last week...) Physical Therapy(walking tall! &muscle movin'Recreational Therapy (cards &kitchen safety for those on blood thinners101)My parents have been awesome cheerleaders !!!!!!!Gary D was a great Valentine.They have cableTVhere, its been a pleasure to get to watch the Blazer games!!Friends have been generous with visits & I have been getting great mail also from far and wide. The staff here are super awesome and making it a good place to be. If I keep working my rear off and making good progress, I'm slated to be here in rehab until 2/28,a few creative changes to my house *& hopefully I may be able to go home to the loving paws of Stimpy!Tomorrow I get my 22 staples out and Tuesday I will FINALLY find out what the results (and hopefully agreat plan )are of the pathology from last week's biopsy....really hoping to get a good plan for my brain. I'll keep working hard over here at RIO, working my way back to mobility. I;ve got to get my rest as tomorrow starts my 2nd busy week oftraining &reconnecting neural pathways...Hope you're well THank you for your thoughts & encouragement!!
p.s, I have more to share but typing is slow going with just 5 finely controlled fingers.....
xoxo,
SaraL.RIO
