Day 211 – Grayson’s Journey

Dear family and friends

Grayson was tired today when he returned from the clinic. He slept on the bus and then rested his customary 30 minutes after returning to the residence. When rest time was over, he chose to do his therapeutic home program (THP) from his picture checklist. Today he worked on the proper steps to do a task. He is given 4 steps and he needs to put them in order (Hotel Stay – Make reservation; check in at front desk; get key; move in to room). He did 10 of the 20 questions before becoming frustrated and tired and putting his head down.

Grayson's residential assistant (RA) then had him start to help with dinner prep. During the preparation, Grayson spotted some cookies, and started to try and open the package. I suspect that the cookies were not Grayson's because his roommate said something about it. Grayson took a swing at him, and the RA's kept the two of them apart. Grayson was guided to the recliner in the living room, and was handed the comics. Five minutes later, it was if nothing had happened. He had dinner, took out the trash, cleaned the bathroom and got ready for bed. When I spoke with him tonight, he didn't remember a thing.

I am SO ready for this to pass. These young men are coping with brain injury and neither have socially appropriate responses to frustration and anger. Fortunately, the staff does a wonderful job of keeping the peace and helping each grow to their capacity. While we are frustrated, we are grateful for the caring attitude and helpfulness of the staff. The Lord led us here for a reason. I suspect that He knew that this was the road that we would have to travel and wanted us in the right place.

Pax!

Brant