By Lisa Ansay — Oct 2, 2012 11:20pm I just got off the phone with Lisa, and Taylor has been admitted back into the hospital thru the ER, into the neuro ICU unit. Taylor has been very quiet over the last 3 days with brief moments of “Taylorness!” Taylor was…
By Lisa Ansay — Sep 30, 2012 8:46am Taylor’s days are structured in layers. Medications and meals make up the primary layer. Outpatient physician visits are the second layer. PT, OT and ST squeeze into what remains. Any leftover time includes walks through the neighborhood, non-PT trips to the gym,…
By Lisa Ansay — Sep 22, 2012 12:33pm Taylor is booked solid these days with outpatient physician appointments, PT, OT, ST and other fun stuff. Last night, Taylor did an extra bit of time on the exercise bike. The included photo is the work-out room for the condo we’re renting during outpatient activities here in Phoenix. The…
By Lisa Ansay — Sep 14, 2012 1:00pm The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest…. ~William Osler Nurses are…compassionate, patient, loving, skilled, savvy, multi-tasking superstars, etc. “Angels in comfortable shoes,” someone once said, and I agree. There is…
By Lisa Ansay — Sep 12, 2012 11:12pm Taylor is DONE with the hospital beds, bad PA speakers, screaming neighbors and gowns that tie behind you somewhere. He has officially relocated to the Biltmore Condo of Healing and Therapy a.k.a. “home”. Home for now… The first thing he did, was…
By Lisa Ansay — Sep 11, 2012 9:41am Generally, whether it’s Ron or me starting the day with Taylor, things go about the same each day. About 6am, Taylor is ready to either be tucked in for another hour or so, or his arms are behind his head, knees up,…
By Lisa Ansay — Sep 9, 2012 8:12pm The day began with breakfast. Taylor ate some Cream-of-Wheat and drank a full container of orange juice, as if swallowing was never an issue. We were both amazed at how easily he was able to do so. He wanted to shower, so…
By Ron Stark — Sep 8, 2012 2:46pm Friday was a big day for Taylor as he was busy all day being pushed a bit for the reason of assessment. He did well! Speech was in twice yesterday with the second session being very productive, as he had several swallows…
By Lisa Ansay — Sep 7, 2012 10:37am Taylor had a busy day yesterday, with a lumbar puncture performed in Radiology, and a CT scan immediately thereafter. The cerebral spinal fluid collected during the lumbar puncture looked good; in fact, his white cell count was “1”, which is great. And considering…
By Lisa Ansay — Sep 7, 2012 10:25am Taylor just received this Prayer Shawl from Flagstaff, AZ: “This shawl has been made by the Prayer Shawl Ministry of Trinity Heights United Methodist Church. It has been passed through our praying hands and has been blessed by our loving hearts. Please know…
