> +It's been awhile since I updated. ?You'll recall that he had a terrible,
> +debilitating accident in June (17th), involving his right, dominant hand/wrist. > +
> +He is progressing very s-l-o-w-ly. ?We work with the OT (occupational
> +therapist) at the VA now only twice a week. ?I still continue his therapy at
> +home 2-3 times a day, seven days a week.
> +(We both preferred the three times per week ?OT sessions.)
> +
> +For those who don't know, he severed the radial artery, median nerve, flexor
> +tendon, many other nerves, vessels and tendons... resulting in a massive blood
> +loss (I nearly lost him!), and loss of the use of his thumb, first finger,
> +second finger and half the ring finger.
> +
> +Ultra-sensitivity in part of the palm is now one of many current issues. ?What
> +is luke warm to you and I is excruciatingly hot to him. ?What is comfortably
> +cool for us is painfully freezing cold to him. ?Textures also can send him to
> +the ceiling.
> +
> +While we continue to flex and stretch and manipulate, the DIP's (fingertips)
> +still will not cooperate. ?He cannot feel things, and has to look at what he is
> +doing. ?There is, still, after 4 1/2 months, some edema that comes and goes. > +
> +He used to describe his entire right hand and wrist as being in a baseball
> +glove, ie, try to bend your fingers in one!
> +He now describes the 'feeling' as 1/2 of his hand being bound or wrapped in
> +duct-tape. ?Again, try bending and manipulating your fingers like that! > +
> +Issues with his shoulder are now appearing. ?We are quite certain that the fall
> +also resulted in a tear in the rotator-cuff.
> +
> +For a finish-carpenter who was also highly artistic, this all ?has been ... in
> +a word, devastating.
> +
> +The entire incident is directly related to the chronic fatigue he has endured
> +since undergoing treatment for Lymphoma.
> +
> +We thank you all for your healing energies and prayers. ?We will see the
> +surgeon again in December, at which time he'll evaluate and recommend our next
> +course of treatment and action.
> +
> +On a side-note, because Don IS a Service-Connected disabled Veteran, we are
> +seeking an increase of his current disability of 40% to a more reasonable
> +percentage. ?This is a long process, and in the meantime the wait, while his
> +case is being decided, along with our inability to work, both due TO the injury
> +AND being in treatment, has affected us severely, financially. > +
> +We both remain positive, and ask your continued prayers for both of us. > +
> +Love and Light,
> +Noreen
>
> I forgot to mention that Don gets "travel-pay" from the VA... and the reduction in days at OT also affects our financial well-being....
> Hugs,
> Noreen
>
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Hi Noreen,
Healing prayers for both you and Don. Yes, OT is a great help, but you are the most help to him. Been there, done that with Tom and his leg.
Hugs,
Nora