August 29 Down at the farm
Sunday, August 30, 2009
August 29 OUT TO THE FARM
After breakfast, nap and lunch Travis thought he would like to go down to the farm. Grandma, Travis, Daisy, Uncle Mark and myself all jumped in the car and headed out for his first venture down there for a very long time. It was so amazing to see him tramp all over without any issues - the last couple times he'd been there it had been to just sit and have a weiner roast. He was so surprised to see all there was - he'd forgotten over the years all the wonderful places to go.
We then headed back to Grandma's house. Cathie had arrived in Ponoka by that time and Dawn came over as well. We had a barbecue and just a nice time being together. Hopefully we can have a weiner roast down at the farm yet this fall.
Posted by Auntie Terri
After breakfast, nap and lunch Travis thought he would like to go down to the farm. Grandma, Travis, Daisy, Uncle Mark and myself all jumped in the car and headed out for his first venture down there for a very long time. It was so amazing to see him tramp all over without any issues - the last couple times he'd been there it had been to just sit and have a weiner roast. He was so surprised to see all there was - he'd forgotten over the years all the wonderful places to go.
We then headed back to Grandma's house. Cathie had arrived in Ponoka by that time and Dawn came over as well. We had a barbecue and just a nice time being together. Hopefully we can have a weiner roast down at the farm yet this fall.
Posted by Auntie Terri
August 28 HEADING TO PONOKA
The doctor's gave Travis the okay this morning to go to Ponoka for the weekend. One part of his PFT's was down 1% but his volume was higher than it's ever been (since long before transplant). He had a full morning of yoga and physio and then back to the apartment for lunch and a nap.
His blood sugars at noon were very low so his nap was curtailed for some time in order to make sure they were back on track. By 5:00 he decided to go so we had supper (at Earl's again since my appointment went way longer than anticipated so had nothing prepared) and then headed off for first venture out of city! We arrived in Ponoka at 8:00 and Daisy was soo happy to see him (we weren't sure how she would receive him - sometimes in past when he'd been in hospital for a long period she would be so mad at him she would shun him).
Posted by Auntie Terri
The doctor's gave Travis the okay this morning to go to Ponoka for the weekend. One part of his PFT's was down 1% but his volume was higher than it's ever been (since long before transplant). He had a full morning of yoga and physio and then back to the apartment for lunch and a nap.
His blood sugars at noon were very low so his nap was curtailed for some time in order to make sure they were back on track. By 5:00 he decided to go so we had supper (at Earl's again since my appointment went way longer than anticipated so had nothing prepared) and then headed off for first venture out of city! We arrived in Ponoka at 8:00 and Daisy was soo happy to see him (we weren't sure how she would receive him - sometimes in past when he'd been in hospital for a long period she would be so mad at him she would shun him).
Posted by Auntie Terri
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
August 26 Things have been going quite well these past days, although he has been disappointed with his PFT's. He hasn't seen much improvement this past week - they were down 1% on Monday. He goes for another blow tomorrow morning so hopefully he will see an improvement then. Still, as he says, it's a huge improvement from before (from approx. 27% to as high as 70%).
They did more changes on his insulin yesterday at clinic and they have been markedly improved today for which we are very thankful. He is now counting carbs so has been able eat what he needed to gain back weight he had lost in last 2-3 weeks.
He and Cathy spent quite a number of hours wandering around West Edmonton Mall on Sunday and met up with Bryan there for awhile. He had not been there for years but managed it with no problem this time.
I'm sure he's going to be in better shape than most of us by the time he goes home. When I watch what he's doing in physio and OT it is quite astounding. They have added quite a number of different exercises to his routine since I left just over a week ago so he has quite a rigorous schedule every morning now. He is very tired by the time he's done - they're working him hard!
This afternoon we went to Southgate to find a holder for his new phone. His old one fell out of his pocket in physio yesterday and broke so we met his Dad at Southgate last night and they picked up a new one. Again, it was so encouraging to see him motoring all over with no problem.
Everytime we go somewhere I keep thinking I have to drop him at the door and then go park and then it hits me - NO, he can walk from wherever. It takes quite awhile for the mind to get used to the New Travis - he said it's a 1,000 times more so for him - I believe it!!
Posted by Auntie Terri
They did more changes on his insulin yesterday at clinic and they have been markedly improved today for which we are very thankful. He is now counting carbs so has been able eat what he needed to gain back weight he had lost in last 2-3 weeks.
He and Cathy spent quite a number of hours wandering around West Edmonton Mall on Sunday and met up with Bryan there for awhile. He had not been there for years but managed it with no problem this time.
I'm sure he's going to be in better shape than most of us by the time he goes home. When I watch what he's doing in physio and OT it is quite astounding. They have added quite a number of different exercises to his routine since I left just over a week ago so he has quite a rigorous schedule every morning now. He is very tired by the time he's done - they're working him hard!
This afternoon we went to Southgate to find a holder for his new phone. His old one fell out of his pocket in physio yesterday and broke so we met his Dad at Southgate last night and they picked up a new one. Again, it was so encouraging to see him motoring all over with no problem.
Everytime we go somewhere I keep thinking I have to drop him at the door and then go park and then it hits me - NO, he can walk from wherever. It takes quite awhile for the mind to get used to the New Travis - he said it's a 1,000 times more so for him - I believe it!!
Posted by Auntie Terri
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