Home is Healing!

Just quickly wanted to let you all know that Caitlin has been doing very well being at home. She states she is happy to be home and finds comforts in the familiarity of things. Each time we are doing something I remind her of what type of therapy it is...we laugh at how much movement and activity there is involved in daily functioning at home. We made cookies and while Caitlin was licking the beaters she was laughing. She typed that she was strengthening her tongue muscles! She is into healing and helping herself. Her transfers are stronger each day in and out of the car, her wheelchair, her lounge chair, and onto the commode.
We visited Caitlin's place of employment, Sierra Eye Associates, on Tuesday. It was so heartfelt to see Caitlin surrounded by all her colleagues. She was in the middle of a huge circle of smiles and hugs. It is always so amazing to know how loved Caitlin is by everyone there. On the way home she suggested we go shopping for some more sweats for her. We went to Kohl's! Nothing stops that girl from shopping. It was a fun outing. Today the outing to get blood work done and the quick visit to my school was not quite as fun. Therapies have gone well the two times Caitlin has attended so far. It seems as if her schedule will be Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings for three hours each day. This schedule will be paired with the necessary trips to the coumadin clinic where Caitlin gets her blood taken and an INR level checked. Coumadin is a blood thinner necessary to prevent another stroke from occurring. The INR level determines the correct level of the drug in Caitlin's blood. This week we had to have it checked three times.
We also had to make appointments with every type of doctor that Caitlin needs to continue seeing. It has been a full time job getting all this arranged. Needless to say I have been a bit overwhelmed with keeping on top of everything. But as I keep telling Caitlin, so much of stroke recovery is temporary as things will keep changing, I too need to remember this. We are gracefully beginning our journey down a new and exciting path! Thanks for joining in with us!