7:10am
Taylor had another rough night. He pulled out an IV and threw a pillow his arm was resting on to the floor. The more aware he becomes of his situation, the more frustrated he seems to get.
We spend a lot of time reassuring him that things will get better, and that the medication is making him feel funny. It's very difficult for us not to be able to communicate with him. Depending on the moment, we can often get him to answer "yes" or "no" by him shaking his head so through process of elimination we can sometimes determine pain levels or if he's cold or hot.
We REALLY cannot wait until he can talk to us and tell us what will make him more comfortable, although there are few things that can be done for him right now to make that happen.
In spite of this, he still makes a little progress each day.
7:45pm
Taylor hasn't thrown any more items around his room today. Seeing him cop a little attitude is a good thing. Even the Dr. said it was "good" that he pulled out the IV. Not really good that he did it, but good that he was aware it was there, didn't like it and wanted to do something about it.
The Dr. commented on well Taylor has done, and was obviously very pleased at how well Taylor had done in such a short period of time.
He was given some medication to help him rest and at 10:00pm he was still sleeping well.
We spend a lot of time reassuring him that things will get better, and that the medication is making him feel funny. It's very difficult for us not to be able to communicate with him. Depending on the moment, we can often get him to answer "yes" or "no" by him shaking his head so through process of elimination we can sometimes determine pain levels or if he's cold or hot.
We REALLY cannot wait until he can talk to us and tell us what will make him more comfortable, although there are few things that can be done for him right now to make that happen.
In spite of this, he still makes a little progress each day.
7:45pm
Taylor hasn't thrown any more items around his room today. Seeing him cop a little attitude is a good thing. Even the Dr. said it was "good" that he pulled out the IV. Not really good that he did it, but good that he was aware it was there, didn't like it and wanted to do something about it.
The Dr. commented on well Taylor has done, and was obviously very pleased at how well Taylor had done in such a short period of time.
He was given some medication to help him rest and at 10:00pm he was still sleeping well.
