Still another good day for Vickie, with lots of visitors.
When Vickie was told she would be going to R.I.O. Monday, she remarked " I hear it's a beautiful place, we should take lots of pictures"

Another day without any noteworthy problems. Vickie is expressing more, her concerns about her situation and her future. She is becoming more frustrated with her inability to sort things out in her mind. In it's own way this is probably a good thing.

Vickie made it thru the night without any problems related to traveling.
Today was a good day for her. The confusion is still the most obvious problem, but she is slowly becoming more aware and responsive.

Late Tuesday evening and no sign of sickness. Hopefully Vickie will make it thru the rest of the night without problems.
The Dr. appointment went well, no serious problems.

Vickie is trying to get back to her normal self. The anti-carsickness patch is on. We will know tomorrow night if it works, after her trip to Mt Hood Med. CTR for a Dr. appointment Tuesday afternoon. If it doesn't do the job we have a major problem, since she has the R.I.O. evaluation next Monday.

Vickie is gradually recovering from her problems Saturday morning. She was able to eat her meals, however without her usual gusto.

Apparently Vickie doesn't travel well. Late in the night she started experiencing severe nausea episodes that lasted until noon Saturday. She slept most of the rest of the day. She received nourishment thru IV and water thru her stomach tube.
A Dramamine type medication, administered by the patch system will be used before she makes any more trips next week.

Vickie's day started off a little slow, but she managed to devour her lunch and later on, dinner.
She had a large number of visitors early in the evening bringing gifts and good wishes.

Vickie had her first ride in a regular passenger vehicle in over six months this evening when she made an impromptu trip to the family Christmas eve gettogether at her childhood home, now owned by one of her sisters. Vickie has never missed one of these gatherings and the string is still unbroken. Even the most difficult logistical obstacle can be overcome with an adequate number of motivated bodies. It became one of the best Christmas eves in a long time.

Vickie was talkative and alert today. Another day without any serious problems.

Vickie wasn't up much today,{staffing issues again?},but she was in good form this evening.

Vickie is continuing to use her left side field of vision when prompted. There's a chance this could help her gain some use of her left side faculties in the future.

Another day without any setbacks and Vickie is still improving.

Vickie had a session with the speech therapy Dr. today. He is encouraging her to use her left side senses. She has only been aware of those things she sees to her right. At first she resisted, but gradually adjusted to the point where she was eating off her lunch plate when it was placed on the left side of her table. The Dr. considers this a major improvement, one that the financial overseers will view as acceptable and relent on paying for continued therapy.

Vickie's Saturday was just like Friday with more visitors. No new or recurring problems.

This was another "no news is good news" day. Vickie spent time in her wheel chair, ate her meals , she feeds herself[sort of] and spoke with her visitors[in her own way now]. Vickie can be entertaining at times, you can never guess what she might say next.

We seem to have returned to that plateau Vickie was at several weeks ago, in which there are no serious medical problems interrupting her recovery process.
Today is the 6 month anniversary of Vickie's illness.

Despite a bout of nausea this morning Vickie was in good form later in the day. She is still becoming more alert to her surroundings and more responsive to visitors.

Everything is pretty much back to normal for Vickie now. She is eating, spending time in her wheelchair and talking with visitors.

Vickie was able to eat her dinner while in her chair this evening, the first time in several days. She's slowly returning to the level she was at a week ago, talking and complaining a little.

Vickie made it thru another day without any serious problems. She was able to eat most of her meals, however she was very quiet and spoke in a barely audible whisper. She slept much of the day and never made it into her wheelchair. If there are no more complications, she won't need any more of the medication that tends to act as a sedative.

Vickie made it thru the day without any more setbacks. She was able to eat a small amount for lunch and dinner. The anti-nausea medication makes her listless.

Everything went well with the appointment at Mt Hood MC until just before the ride back. The nausea returned with avengeance. Vickie wasn't able to keep anything down until late into the evening.

Vickie appeared to be her regular self today, with little leftover effects from the problems she experienced the last couple of days.
Friday morning she has an appointment for an EEG at Mt Hood MC. It's just a check to see if anything unusual has happened. It was scheduled several weeks ago and has no connection to the most recent events.

Vickie recovered from her bout with nausea. Although she was quiet and only whispering today, she managed to eat her meals without any problems.
The evaluation at R.I.O. was cancelled this morning and rescheduled in January.

Today was a setback for Vickie. She spent the day sleeping after episodes of nausea. Medication for the problem acts as a sedative. The timing couldn't be much worse since she has an appointment with one of the R.I.O. drs Wednesday morning for an evaluation to determine if she might be ready for their program.

Vickie's incremental progress continues.
The confusion seems to be the major issue now that some of the other problems are resolving themselves.
There doesn't appear to be much improvement in her left side paralysis.

Vickie got off to a slow start this morning and later in the afternoon due to staffing issues.
She fed herself both lunch and dinner. Just one more example of the progress Vickie's making.
She's starting to ask pointed questions about her condition and future that are difficult to answer honestly. Even in her confused state of mind she knows things aren't right.

Each day Vickie's cognition improves, albeit ever so slightly. Her conversation is more relevant and spontaneous.
These posts are probably starting to seem redundant, but without the constant crisis situations we were accustomed to, there's not much to make note of.

Vickie's diet is gradually going to "normal" food and she seems to like it.
Next week she will go to R.I.O. to be evaluated by one of their Drs. If she keeps improving as she has the last few weeks it could go well.

Today was the same as yesterday for Vickie, only a little better. Sleep some, eat a little more, do some writing [it's a little more legible], watch a little bit of TV and know what's going on and talk with visitors in her own way.