You have been very quiet your body temperature is still running low. They keep warming you up and give you hot tea thru the G tube. Hopefully you will start to feel better soon and be back to your old self.
I have been putting in long hours with work due to a back log of work. I missed seeing you 3 nights this past week. Even though there was someone with you it was not the same for me.
You seem more alert and your body temp. is back to normal. You lost 3 lbs. this month, which may not seem like a lot but with everything else that has been going on I worry.
Dr. Meir came by to see you and he put you on a antibiotic for your ears.
Saturday, September 22nd...You were sound asleep in the dayroom when I arrived. When you woke up you were smiling and very content. We went downstairs and I gave you fruit and yogurt and we spent the rest of the afternoon together.
Dad didn’t come, he was not feeling well and decided to go home after Bernardsville.
Uncle Jamie and Julianna came down to visit and they got to hear you vocalize while you were on the phone with Dad. It was great!
Next Sunday we are having a party for you in the dayroom for your 23rd birthday. The family, friends and families at the center will be coming down to join us. Uncle Fred is doing all the food and I am going to get an ice cream cake from Baskin Robbins. Hopefully, the Caruso’s and Aun’t Dara and Uncle Jack will be able to come. I also asked Liz and Pete to join us. I don’t know if any of your friends will make it but I asked Melissa and Amy to come.
God willing you will be healthy and in great spirits.
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Labory Day - September 18, 2007
It is now Labor Day and the end of summer. School will be going back in and you have been doing well. Your friend Melissa has been in touch and she is organizing a time when she can bring her friends to meet you and Sean. I am so excited that you will have someone to work with you and help you with communication skills. I t is nice for me as well because I can take some time for myself and know you are in good hands.
Andrea has started back to Carteret High School and Seton Hall. She is overwhelmed with her studies and teaching and I know we will not be seeing her for a while. She keeps in touch and asks about you all the time. We will miss her but I know if we ever needed her for any reason she would be there. We wish her well!
Melissa is very busy with work and school as well. S he works at home every night and she is just getting over being sick.
Tuesday, September 11th was not a good day for you. Unfortunately, you became ill and started with the high temps, agitation and sweating. They had to put you on a cooling blanket and give you morphine and adavan. i had not seen you like that in months and it was devastating. I was so scared. Veronica hooked up an IV and sat by your bedside until you calmed down. The next several days you were still not yourself, you were pale and tired. Your body temperature was between 95 and 97. Melissa, the OT, came and spent time with you so you were not alone. I have been glad to have her, especially since she has been working overtime.
The remainder of the week you were restless and very uncomfortable. On Friday I noticed drainage from your ear and told the nurse. S he was going to contact Dr. McCagg and see what she wanted them to do. With the weekend coming they decided to put you on antibiotic drops and on Monday they were calling Dr. Meir for a consult.
Friday, Sept. 15th...You were very agitated and I believe you were having pain. Saturday and Sunday you were very quiet and your body temperature was running cold. The nurse warmed you up with blankets and warm tea.
Monday, Sept. 18th...You were quiet and very sleepy. They put you in bed at 4:30 and you went into a very deep sleep. You were cold and they once again warmed you up with blankets. I am not sure what is going on but the Dr. said she believes you have an infection. Now they just have to find it.
Andrea has started back to Carteret High School and Seton Hall. She is overwhelmed with her studies and teaching and I know we will not be seeing her for a while. She keeps in touch and asks about you all the time. We will miss her but I know if we ever needed her for any reason she would be there. We wish her well!
Melissa is very busy with work and school as well. S he works at home every night and she is just getting over being sick.
Tuesday, September 11th was not a good day for you. Unfortunately, you became ill and started with the high temps, agitation and sweating. They had to put you on a cooling blanket and give you morphine and adavan. i had not seen you like that in months and it was devastating. I was so scared. Veronica hooked up an IV and sat by your bedside until you calmed down. The next several days you were still not yourself, you were pale and tired. Your body temperature was between 95 and 97. Melissa, the OT, came and spent time with you so you were not alone. I have been glad to have her, especially since she has been working overtime.
The remainder of the week you were restless and very uncomfortable. On Friday I noticed drainage from your ear and told the nurse. S he was going to contact Dr. McCagg and see what she wanted them to do. With the weekend coming they decided to put you on antibiotic drops and on Monday they were calling Dr. Meir for a consult.
Friday, Sept. 15th...You were very agitated and I believe you were having pain. Saturday and Sunday you were very quiet and your body temperature was running cold. The nurse warmed you up with blankets and warm tea.
Monday, Sept. 18th...You were quiet and very sleepy. They put you in bed at 4:30 and you went into a very deep sleep. You were cold and they once again warmed you up with blankets. I am not sure what is going on but the Dr. said she believes you have an infection. Now they just have to find it.
Saturday, September 1, 2007
August 20 - September 1, 2007
Things have remained the same for you. You are alert and focused and have been very healthy. We have enjoyed the end of the year barbecue and the time spent with Andrea.
On the 30th of August we will be going to the Turtle Back Zoo, one of Andrea’s ideas and one which the center thought was a great choice.
Melissa, the occupational therapy student, approached me and said she will be done working at Hartwyck on the 22nd of August. S he is free until the 14th of September so she will be working with you 10 hours a week until that time.
August 23rd, 2007... you have been running a temp since 2 a.m. and Dr. McCagg came in to insert an IV. You were in bed all day Saturday and still sick through the night. At 4 in the morning you were 104 and I decided to go to church early and come to the center. I am glad I did because your body temperature dropped to 87. I was very worried and it took hours for you to warm up. At 2:30 you were 95 and they decided to get you up. I covered you with a blanket and you were calm, very quiet and very congested.
Monday you were better, still congested and they still had the IV in but you were stable.
You continued to get stronger and were more responsive as the days went by.
Thursday, August 30th... you were well enough to go to the zoo. It has been several weeks since we saw Andrea, we are looking forward to it very much. There were 10 of us, 5 patients and 5 adults. It was a great day and we had so much fun. It was hot but there was a breeze and we trucked up those hills like troopers. The zoo was very accommodating and opened the pavilion so we could enjoy our lunch. One of the workers came in during that time and did a little show and had two animals for all to see. One was a baby alligator and the other a Boa. Aaron touched the Boa and was very attentive. I took a lot of pictures for all to see.
Friday, August 31st... Melissa came and spent time with you outside. You watched a basketball game and she said you were vocalizing. I came later and fed you for the first time in a week. I did not want to take any chances with all the congestion.
This is a big weekend, Labor day and the end of summer. I am until Tuesday. I took off Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as well. I have been busy doing things at home and then spending time with you.
I have been very busy in your room, it needs to be painted. I am going to leave it the same color on the bottom, red however I am changing the color on the top. I am going to paint it a light grey. I will put all your special plaques and trophies to be seen by all and put all your stuffed bears and gifts you received after your accident.
September 1st... I went on your website and viewed your guestbook and was pleasantly surprised. There were entries made by two of your classmates, Melissa Shaw and Amy Kahaly. It was so great to hear from them and even better was their visit to see you at the center on Saturday. They arrived at 4 pm and I got to leave so Dad and I could go to a barbecue and you got to spend time with them.
Melissa is a Special Education Student and this is her final year. She will be student teaching in Roxbury. She also gave me some exciting news that will help you so much. She belongs to a special education group of 15 students who need to do 200 hours working with special needs. They are available during the day to work with you. She is emailing them and will get back to me and hopefully we will be able to set something up. This is so exciting not only for them but for you as well.
On the 30th of August we will be going to the Turtle Back Zoo, one of Andrea’s ideas and one which the center thought was a great choice.
Melissa, the occupational therapy student, approached me and said she will be done working at Hartwyck on the 22nd of August. S he is free until the 14th of September so she will be working with you 10 hours a week until that time.
August 23rd, 2007... you have been running a temp since 2 a.m. and Dr. McCagg came in to insert an IV. You were in bed all day Saturday and still sick through the night. At 4 in the morning you were 104 and I decided to go to church early and come to the center. I am glad I did because your body temperature dropped to 87. I was very worried and it took hours for you to warm up. At 2:30 you were 95 and they decided to get you up. I covered you with a blanket and you were calm, very quiet and very congested.
Monday you were better, still congested and they still had the IV in but you were stable.
You continued to get stronger and were more responsive as the days went by.
Thursday, August 30th... you were well enough to go to the zoo. It has been several weeks since we saw Andrea, we are looking forward to it very much. There were 10 of us, 5 patients and 5 adults. It was a great day and we had so much fun. It was hot but there was a breeze and we trucked up those hills like troopers. The zoo was very accommodating and opened the pavilion so we could enjoy our lunch. One of the workers came in during that time and did a little show and had two animals for all to see. One was a baby alligator and the other a Boa. Aaron touched the Boa and was very attentive. I took a lot of pictures for all to see.
Friday, August 31st... Melissa came and spent time with you outside. You watched a basketball game and she said you were vocalizing. I came later and fed you for the first time in a week. I did not want to take any chances with all the congestion.
This is a big weekend, Labor day and the end of summer. I am until Tuesday. I took off Wednesday, Thursday and Friday as well. I have been busy doing things at home and then spending time with you.
I have been very busy in your room, it needs to be painted. I am going to leave it the same color on the bottom, red however I am changing the color on the top. I am going to paint it a light grey. I will put all your special plaques and trophies to be seen by all and put all your stuffed bears and gifts you received after your accident.
September 1st... I went on your website and viewed your guestbook and was pleasantly surprised. There were entries made by two of your classmates, Melissa Shaw and Amy Kahaly. It was so great to hear from them and even better was their visit to see you at the center on Saturday. They arrived at 4 pm and I got to leave so Dad and I could go to a barbecue and you got to spend time with them.
Melissa is a Special Education Student and this is her final year. She will be student teaching in Roxbury. She also gave me some exciting news that will help you so much. She belongs to a special education group of 15 students who need to do 200 hours working with special needs. They are available during the day to work with you. She is emailing them and will get back to me and hopefully we will be able to set something up. This is so exciting not only for them but for you as well.
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