This morning I laid in bed for quite awhile before getting up. Oddly, there was a little bit of sadness in the air. We are leaving in one more day, yet there I was feeling so melancholy. I was thinking about so many things, while Kyle still slept in the bed across from me.
There is safety here, and leaving that behind is a little scary. I don't mean just safety in the apartment, but safety in knowing we have no pressures here. Our only schedule is to make it to the Pathway therapies by 11:15. Kyle is surrounded by caring people all day, and very rarely does he have to make a decision, at least nothing monumental.
What will happen when we get home? He will want to go places, do things, be a "normal" teenager again. He will still require some supervision, as per his doctor. So when he wants to go to the game Friday night, I have to go. But what if I just don't feel like going?
Not being able to make decisions is a common symptom of brain injuries. Planning and initiating, which is our executive functioning, is also slow to return. The problem is, Kyle thinks he is just fine, because that part of his brain is not able to tell him he is not. That's not to say he isn't almost there, he just needs more time to get there. In the mean time, I need to keep him safe, without him getting angry. You try telling a 17 year old young man, full of adventure, that he can't drive his much beloved truck or dirtbike immediately upon returning home. Hmmm....
Rounding up the therapies....
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| Just a little balancing act. |
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| Eyes closed required! |
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| Ahhhh, a massage before Kyle leaves? Spoiled! Actually, his neck, shoulders, and pecs are still tight and need daily stretching. Here, some cream is massaged in first. |
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| Stretching and rotating Kyle's shoulder. |
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| Balance exercises throughout the hallways. |
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| Kyle loves his Recreational therapists. Hmm, I wonder why? Here they work on his balance. |
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| The Recreational games work on balance in ways you might not think about. |
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| Kyle;s Recreational therapy on a "group" day. |
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