Journal entry by Bryan Ketron —
It's Been A While! But No News Is GOOD NEWS!!!
Hi Everyone! I know it's been some time since I've done an update but it's because I'm too tired and/or too far away from the computer (AND TIRED) at the end of the day. But why so tired you ask?....... because I'm movin more and more each day!
-My days typically start with breakfast around 8am and I have some sort of therapy by 9am.
-I can dress myself now (shoes and all).
-I've been doing transfers from wheelchair to bedside and back.
-In PT I do balancing exercises, stretching, scap pushups, go from laying down to sitting up, weights (in the gym) and most recently the exercise bike.
"How?" you ask.
They use electrodes to stimulate my leg muscles while strapped to an electric bike that is programmed to use its motor for the first couple minutes. Then the electrodes kick in and start to stimulate the muscles. After a bit my muscle stimulation will assist in pushing the pedals XD! Today I biked for 2 miles.
-Thanks to exercise group and my many hours spent in the gym I can use my arms and lift myself entirely off of my seat in the wheelchair like I'm using parallel bars and hanging from them which is pretty AWESOME.
-Did I mention that I'm EATING AGAIN?!!!!!! Quite possibly why I haven't updated in a while too hahahaha. I've been stuffing my face every chance I get when I'm not doing some therapy. That's also quite possibly why I've been able to regain such strength. Both muscularly and the will to live! LOL!
-I spend a bit of time outside in the garden and have been keeping some plants alive that someone else planted. The tomatoes are pretty happy and plentiful and I'm successfully growing some squash. The squash is nearing the length of my forearm and probably the width too!
-As far as my breathing goes... I plug when not in bed and went 6.5hrs (because I forgot yesterday) plugging. That's where I'm vent free and do not use a speaking valve. Rather, my trach is plugged with a little cap so the air is going in and out of my mouth as if I hadn't had a tracheotomy at all! So it's getting VERY close to having my trach removed and back to normal breathing through the mouth without a hole in my neck! XD
And this is all before I'm even on the Acute Rehab side of things so I'm doin pretty darn well. So much so I think my nurses have to watch me more carefully cuz they think I'm gonna run off somewhere by myself teeheehee.
I sure am ABLE TO!
I've been so busy I haven't scheduled many visits but that doesn't mean I don't NEED to! I still have my dark days (and I'd like to avoid any more) so PLEASE contact me!
Come hang out and let's be happy and fill me in about YOUUUUUUUU :-))))))
Much love and huge BRYAN HUGS!
Love,
Yours truly <3
Hi Everyone! I know it's been some time since I've done an update but it's because I'm too tired and/or too far away from the computer (AND TIRED) at the end of the day. But why so tired you ask?....... because I'm movin more and more each day!
-My days typically start with breakfast around 8am and I have some sort of therapy by 9am.
-I can dress myself now (shoes and all).
-I've been doing transfers from wheelchair to bedside and back.
-In PT I do balancing exercises, stretching, scap pushups, go from laying down to sitting up, weights (in the gym) and most recently the exercise bike.
"How?" you ask.
They use electrodes to stimulate my leg muscles while strapped to an electric bike that is programmed to use its motor for the first couple minutes. Then the electrodes kick in and start to stimulate the muscles. After a bit my muscle stimulation will assist in pushing the pedals XD! Today I biked for 2 miles.
-Thanks to exercise group and my many hours spent in the gym I can use my arms and lift myself entirely off of my seat in the wheelchair like I'm using parallel bars and hanging from them which is pretty AWESOME.
-Did I mention that I'm EATING AGAIN?!!!!!! Quite possibly why I haven't updated in a while too hahahaha. I've been stuffing my face every chance I get when I'm not doing some therapy. That's also quite possibly why I've been able to regain such strength. Both muscularly and the will to live! LOL!
-I spend a bit of time outside in the garden and have been keeping some plants alive that someone else planted. The tomatoes are pretty happy and plentiful and I'm successfully growing some squash. The squash is nearing the length of my forearm and probably the width too!
-As far as my breathing goes... I plug when not in bed and went 6.5hrs (because I forgot yesterday) plugging. That's where I'm vent free and do not use a speaking valve. Rather, my trach is plugged with a little cap so the air is going in and out of my mouth as if I hadn't had a tracheotomy at all! So it's getting VERY close to having my trach removed and back to normal breathing through the mouth without a hole in my neck! XD
And this is all before I'm even on the Acute Rehab side of things so I'm doin pretty darn well. So much so I think my nurses have to watch me more carefully cuz they think I'm gonna run off somewhere by myself teeheehee.
I sure am ABLE TO!
I've been so busy I haven't scheduled many visits but that doesn't mean I don't NEED to! I still have my dark days (and I'd like to avoid any more) so PLEASE contact me!
Come hang out and let's be happy and fill me in about YOUUUUUUUU :-))))))
Much love and huge BRYAN HUGS!
Love,
Yours truly <3
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