OT: Vibes are working! Update on Mom

Linda, I'm very glad.

I've read several studies lately that show that far more can be re-routed in the brain than was previously thought possible AND its been proven that new neural pathways CAN be grown. It takes work, but damage can be lessened. Encourage her to do all the physical therapy stuff, and talk to her, get her listening to music, get her books on tape later, get kids to talk/read/sing to her andkeep the langualge flood happening. Later on when she's not intubated get as much bodily movements happening as possible. Gently give her hand/arm massage, feet massage--focus awareness on the body parts again and work them gently. Sarajane

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Thank you for taking the time to update us. Your mom sounds like a pistol! Sending vibes that her progress continues! Diana

One of the most admired teachers from the retreat worked on neural pathways. Recovered from a car accident to not only walk and talk again, but to return to her beloved Calligraphy both in it's dance-like "form", and in it's painterly form. Two things she used were visualization, and also a sort of physically massaging of her brain by intentional, but invisible motions within her brain. Same as one would intensionally move stomache muscles.

An astounding woman.

Tina

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Thats great your mom is doing better. I've had one of those nasogastric tubes so I can understand her wanting to pull it out.

Jo Jo

Linda I hope your mom makes a full recovery. I know how scary it is to see your mother in that condition. It's very much like what we have been dealing with for the last 5 months with my own mother. I'm sending healing vibes her way.

This group is great. I know it helps to talk about it and get advice, and everyone here has been very understanding. Thanks to all you for listening to me. Karen

I slept at the hospital last night in mom's room in a recliner. There was a code blue that woke me up and the night nurse was in and out, checking her sugar levels, moving her, talking to her, so I didn't get much sleep, but after the Bitch Nurse From Hell tried her best to put my mom into a diabetic coma, I wasn't about to leave. She's much much better this morning but still in critical condition.

Save some of that petting for my mom. Her poor swollen arms could use it.

Linda2

That is such good news about your mother.

However, I suggest that you speak with the nurs>

I'm so happy to hear it!!!!!!! Sarajane

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Always glad to hear 'anecdotal evidence' that this stuff works. Most mainstream scientific types still dismiss it, and it would be a bear to do a study, given how many unmeasurables are at work.

Your teacher sounds like the kind of imaginative, determined person most likely to be able to design their own recovery methodology.

Deirdre

Ye, gods! Is your mom on a glucose drip? If so, her meds have to compensate, or what you describe is an inevitability.

And I'm glad you got that incompetent nurse barred from future contact with your mother...

Deirdre

his morning the nurse asked her if she could squeeze her hand, and my mom replied, "I can squeeze anything you want."

Thanks for all the love and concern.

Linda -- keep sticking with her -- seems like there is almost always at least one "bitch nurse from hell" per hospital.... been there!

Glad mom is coming round - stick with her... it sounds like she will recover. My grandmother had lots of little strokes -- it's amazing how much and how fast they can recover - but you really do have to watch that sugar problem.... Sounds like she is "brittle" diabetic... make sure she has a good specialist for that to follow up on keeping her stable...

More good vibes headed your way....

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Thanks, Cheryl.

The second cat scan of the brain showed no change from the one taken last week. So until the MRI can be done (which we are pushing for daily) they're not saying it was a stroke.

When she was brought in her sugar was at 330 and she was confused and lethargic. She was getting better until the sugar was allowed to go to 537 and she became unresponsive.

She's very good about taking her Avandia and keeping her sugar in check. She tells everyone she's diabetic. She is not insulin dependent. But since 90% of what they run through your veins in a hospital is full of sugar (dextrose) and she's being tube-fed Glucerna (glucose) they really do have to monitor her sugar more than once every four hours.

I'm thankful her day nurse and night nurse over the weekend have been great. Knowledgable and attentive.

Thanks again for your concern.

Love,

Linda2

Linda There are IV solutions specially formulated for diabetics, and also liquid food supplement for diabetics. That is what they use with my mom. Karen O