TGIF

TGIF

My body is glad this week is over! I haven’t been sleeping well. I’m not really sure why. The weather is cool again in the mornings. I keep waking up to all the noises. I think Bats live in the ceiling of the house. Also, there are really loud crickets or some bug that chirps all night. And, I’m still waking to the Mosque at 4 am. So all that has caused me to get a sore throat again. Hopefully, sleeping in tomorrow will alleviate it!

Today was a much better day at the hospital. I saw the patient that I was so worried about. He seems to have recovered from the collapse the previous day. He must have only had a TIA (transient ischemic attack), very mild stroke without long-term deficits. He said he was feeling weak today, but his left side that was affected by the original stroke was not any weaker. I didn’t force him to work with me today. I figure he needed another day to medically stabilize before beginning therapy. I am becoming very cautious here since there is not constant monitoring.

Thank you for the comments after yesterday’s post! I am helping many people even though some people I cannot help. I am keeping it all in perspective.

I spent sometime comparing stories with the premed students from the US. They were telling me a little about surgery here. It sounded interesting. The procedures are what were done in the US probably 50 years ago! They only do open procedures. There is no equipment for scopes.

Also, they informed me there is a little boy in the children’s ward with burns. I didn’t know about this boy. I’m glad I found out. He was burned about a month ago. He is starting to develop knee flexion contractures. I did ROM on him to get the legs straight. It was so painful for the poor little guy. I felt so badly. However, if we do not get his legs straight he will not be able to walk upright again. He was walking with the mother when we entered the room. He had about a 90-degree bend in both knees. It is definitely not easy to walk like that! His left leg could get almost all the way straight with stretching. His right leg was lacking about 30 degrees from full extension. I’m going to start seeing him 2x/day to get that right leg straight. If we can get it straight he will make a great recovery.

I don’t really have much planned for this weekend. I just want to feel better!!! Monday, I will head to Hohoe for a follow-up visit with Cinderella. She was the other therapist that really impressed me at the course, so I’m excited to work with her!

Love, Kari