Dear family and friends
This morning started out very slow again.
Grayson had difficulty remembering how to pull his chair out in order to sit for breakfast. Later he was stuck and not able to initiate putting his sweat pants on. These situations illustrate how imperative it is to be sensitive and either increase or decrease cueing and assistance without encouraging him to become more dependant. Without a doubt it is easier and faster to do things for him. Just as certain, that approach would insure that he not exercise and strengthen those brain paths.
Our life experience tells us that once you know how to do something, you should know tomorrow as well – and the day after that should be even easier. Not so with brain injury. Repetition may indeed be building toward progress but the building surely is built on shifting ground.
Later tonight I read several chapters of H. G. Wells The Time Traveler to Grayson. At the end of each chapter, I quizzed him on details to work on his memory and comprehension. Like a young child, he leaned close and looked at the pictures as I read. He was able to answer all my questions accurately, though getting more than a single word answer took some effort.
Day by day, page by page . . .
Grace and peace,
Regina
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