Taking More Steps
Hello everyone. I'm back in the saddle again. Mike went to the Shock Trauma Center today for a scheduled evaluation with the neurologists that saw him when he was injured. They also were to go over a cat scan that was done sometime while I was gone. Upon his return to Kernan I was waiting in his room for him. After he became settled in his bed he started asking me a lot of questions. He wanted every detail of what has happened to him. I told him what I knew. Mike is trying to figure everything out and is on the road to recovery. We won't know anything about the cat scan or evaluation until Friday at a family meeting. Mike had a lot of visitors today. The pastor of his church and two other pastors. I am so sorry I can't remember their names, but they were so kind. Bruce Miller came by also. When Mike saw him he was so happy to see him. Tears of joy came. Bruce said he could see a big improvement since his last visit with Mike. Two men from the church came this evening. I remember their names. Tom and Paul. So he had a big day. Mother and I left him sleeping like a baby. Now it is time for me to do the same. Good night and God bless.
posted by Mike's Family | 11:57 PM
4 Comments:
All the best to you and your family during this trying time.
Susan Shankle, MSW
Good News! Will keep praying!
You don't know me personally, but,I wasthat "horse crazy girl : living the the life of my dreams, at age 52 in northern Virginia, living on horse farm full of field hunters and spending my dayswith the horses, sunrise to sunset , and back again caring for the horses the overnight being spent at Lazy Lane farm on foal watch ,awonderful job!I was very healthy, and fit, so said my doctor at my last checkup but, in December 1999 I, too suffered a TBI, a stroke, caused by Premarin, and after weeks in the hospital spent 4 years or more in a nursing home getting supposed rehab; if you, and your famiily get a rehab counslor that person will be a big help to you, and, your family, try to get into a rehab situation/center asap. gthere are several very good ones in Maryland. Also if someone can google TBI for you,that will answer many of your questions, also contact your state bis, braininjury service , they will be of most help to you you, When you do go through occupational therapy please have someone keep a log of the exercises you do.l I often thought thy would be so much more meaningful in the setting of activities we horse people do or did as matter of being horsemen ,, with horses every day; and, it is my dream to develop a program of occupational therapy especially oriented toward activities we horse people do/did as ":a smatter of course ", ie/. Taking a bridle apart, cleaning, putting it back together again. Grooming a horse . learning a show jumping course, and, more; I should tell you that after the years in a nursing home Idid get out ,, and into a private apartment, handicapped accessible, with several “aides “ to assist me as needed. I did do some riding, at a walk, on trail while at summer “camp”, and though/I had the Para Olympics in NY?C in 2012 as a goal, my wonderful mare who I loved so much, and felt so absolutely safe on died ( colic)I still hope to get back to riding, eventing, and, show jumping were “MY” sports, and, though I may never be able to do them again, I do hope to be able to ride a therapy horse individually enough to do the ride for the{Pararaolympics. I firmly believe that putting your hands on a horse is the best therapy, unfortunately my only family member in the area has a fear of horses, and it was at least 5 months before I was allowed to see my mare, my special horse. And soulmate, and her foal My counselor used to work in Maryland, and, she says that Maryland has far more programs , and assistance for TBI survivors than in/Virginia. I hope you can get “hooked up “ with them; If
I can be of any assistance please let me know; Life does get better and there is great deal of assistance out there; your family and friends may have to be the “squeaky wheel I found that my memories , of rides, around courses, and moments with the mares, and foals helped me to get through the initial days of regaining the consciousness yet being unable to get out of bed and “do” as/I would have liked“ Pete, You are in my prayers as well as those of many others; You will get better with time the brain does heal to a certain extent and, I am sure your family, and friends will do their best to help you, and, keep you in touch with your previous life with the horses.
I tried earliertoleave a URL for the Maryland BrainInjury Assoc.but,the computer would not allow me todo so, so,l here I am trying again., if it does not work this time please "google " , Maryland btraininjury",and it will give you the same info, remember Mike " aThothoroughbred doesn't quit"
http://www.biamd.org/
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