At the end of the week Vickie will move to another adult foster home.
A philosophical difference in how best to care for Vickie prompts the change.

Vickie returned to her home for the weekend. It went well.
Due to unusual and unexpected issues with her caregiver, some major changes are going to be occurring concerning where Vickie will reside in the future.

Since the last post there has not been any apparent change in Vickie’s condition.

Vickie has not shown any improvement for the last several days.

Vickie was very alert and interacting this evening. She filled several notebook pages with her shorthand notes. She is the only one who can decipher what she wrote. Much of it seemed to be repetitive but it’s still better than when she stares at the ceiling and refers to unseen people. She made several comments about the program on television so she was paying attention and trying to understand the subject matter. As she grew tired of the activity she returned to her more obsessive behavior.

There was no apparent change or improvement today in Vickie’s condition.

This afternoon Vickie was slightly more alert and responsive. She even commented about a Mattress World commercial airing on TV. It’s unusual for her to show any signs of awareness about such things.

Vickie doesn’t show any noticeable improvement. At times she seems to be better but the duration is short.

Vickie’s obsessive times might be diminishing somewhat. It’s probably still to soon to say with any certainty. The hope is the new medication could help bring her back to the condition she was in nearly a year and a half ago.

Vickie seemed a little more responsive this evening than in recent evening visits. Whether it’s the result of the new medication or just happenstance is unclear.

Vickie kept her appointment with her Neurologist this afternoon. The results from the tests she took in December were inconclusive but indicated she probably wasn’t experiencing seizures on a regular basis.
Vickie will begin a medication, one she started in the spring of 2005 but was stopped abruptly because it was suspect, and incorrectly in the ongoing nausea problems she was having at that time.

It is difficult to provide an accurate assessment of Vickie’s condition when seeing her for a short period of time. It appears that when she is given a pain relief medication it has a calming effect that helps lessen the somewhat obsessive traits she displays. To observe this situation one needs to be present shortly after the medication is administered.

There have not been any improvements in Vickie's condition this last week. She seems to withdraw more into her imaginary world and pays less attention to what is happening around her.

Vickie seems to have recovered from whatever happened last week. Medication for infection has been restarted, not sure if there’s a connection.
Vickie might have been slightly more lucid this afternoon than she has been for some time.

Caregiver thinks Vickie may have had a light seizure this afternoon. No one witnessed it but there are some signs it may have happened. Caregiver suspects it might have been the result of a change in manufacturer of the anti-seizure medication.
A Dr. was contacted; Vickie was given a sedative and appeared to be sleeping normally this evening.

Vickie had Christmas day dinner at a sister’s home this afternoon. Later she returned to her current residence.

Vickie was able to visit with the extended family on Christmas Eve at sister’s. She will spend the night at home.

Vickie made the trip to GSMC today and had the EEG sensor/recorder removed. It will be several weeks before we receive the findings.
Vickie returned to her residence this evening. In a rare bit of good timing, the foster care residence had been without power for nearly 24 hours due to the severe storm. The power was restored just before she arrived.

Vickie traveled to GSMC Wednesday afternoon to have the mobile EEG recorder attached. Thursday she returned to GSMC to have the batteries recharged and the sensors resecured.
Having the sensors secured to her head with adhesive was somewhat stressful for Vickie but afterward she seemed to ignore them and the large bundle of wires and the recording device she needs to carry.
She will spend Thursday night at home so her episodes can be closely monitored and timed into the recorder.
Friday, all the paraphernalia will be removed and the responses will be evaluated for possible problems.
Friday evening she will return to her residence.

Vickie kept her Dr.s appointments, one Monday with her GP and one Tuesday with her neurologist. She will discontinue one medication that doesn’t appear to be helpful. Another medication for seizure control was increased.
Vickie will soon do a 48-hour EEG test to determine if she is having small seizures often.