Re: Help!! Mom had a stroke!
Thanks for the reply - positive thoughts are the greatest!
Mom "graduated" from speech yesterday. She talks with a slight slur and
and has a little trouble with word recall at times. She thought the "games"
they were playing with her were silly so she really wasn't putting forth her
best effort. We just try to keep her talking - making her answer more than
yes/no and she is coming along well. Swallowing was fine thank goodness.
They have her up walking a few steps in PT w/brace. She has minimal
movement in the right hip/shoulder which the therapists think is promising.
The staff is great! One of my sisters is an LPN who worked LTC before she
opted to stay home with her kids and I worked as a CNA in LTC/DD before
I got my RN so the nurses/aides/therapists are giving us a refresher
course on gait belts, transfers, etc. The skills are coming back - just
wish it wasn't Mom that we have to use them on.
A rep came in a couple of days ago and used Mom as a guinea pig - her
words - not mine, to try out a relatively new prothesis. It's called a
Bioness L300 Foot Drop System. It's a device that uses electrical stim
to help ambulation. I wasn't there to see it - darn - but Mom gave it
rave reviews.
Have you or anyone else on the board seen it in use? From what I have
been told it is pretty pricey - around $6000.00. Mom is on Medicare and I
did some research and found that they will cover it only for spinal cord injuries
at this point. BUT - if it is what would help her gain function than that is what
she needs. My credit card company would love me!
Scooby
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