Saturday, October 12, 2013

Good Report

Hello all!  It continues to be busy around our house.  For insurance reasons we had to take Sam up to the UofU to the doctor that treated her while inpatient.  Sam was pretty nervous about the meeting.  It was made worse by the staff telling her that she would have to see a doctor who works with Dr. Rosenbleuth.  The last time she saw Sam it did not end up good for this doc.  Jill kindly told them about that experience and the contacted Dr. Rosenbleuth.  I was ready to light a fire under someone. I made the appointment and if I wanted Sam to see this person I would have said so.  All worked out.  Dr. Rosenbleuth was so good to Sam.  They talked for about 45 minutes then he assessed her functioning. He couldn't believe how strong she was.  He was impressed at how far along she has progressed and his words were very encouraging.  Sam was in a much better mood after it was all over. Sam continues to work with Neuroworx four days a week. Progress is slow but all involved think there is much more to happen.  Dr. Rosenbleuth also told us about a breakthrough for spasms. Most spinal cord injury patients have spasms.  The nerve impulses are trying to find the right path but are sent elsewhere.  I will bring Sam up for a trial with this new procedure when its available.  Hopefully that will decrease her spasms and make her life a little more enjoyable. Sam has been busy with friends. She recently went to the Imagine Dragons concert and had an extremely good time.  I had to listen to her and her friend sing all the songs they just heard.  Thanks for all the prayers and visits we really do appreciate all of them.