Little by little, we see Taylor's personality surfacing. His arms have to be tied down so he will not try to remove his IV or airway. He was able to work his arm loose recently and did remove an IV, so he gets the "double knot" now. He is strong as a bull, so he's a little extra challenge. When we're with him, we can free one arm so he can move it more, but we have to watch him closely and be ready to grab his hand if he gets near anything.
Taylor has already figured out how to argue with us a little. I never thought I'd be so happy to see him disagree with us about anything. Sometimes we try to get him to do something and he'll shake his head "no" very definitively. We tell him every day that he's getting better and he'll be able to go home with us. It's heartbreaking to see him shake his head "no" and make a very sad face when we tell him that. It's as if he thinks he'll be in his current state longer than what we tell him.
All the things about Taylor that sometimes runs us nuts are things that will work to his advantage. He's physically strong and in great physical shape. He's fiercely independant and when he wants something he wants it "NOW". Once he gets into rehabilitation, I suspect he'll try to manipulate the staff into letting him double up so he can get out sooner. We're not expecting motivation to be a problem.
11:13am TAYLOR FLICKS OFF THE DOCTOR
OK. NOW we know Taylor is definitely on the mend. We just visited and the Nurse told us Taylor's Doctor had been in to see him. The Nurse said "Taylor. Show your parents what you did when the Doctor asked you to hold up a finger". Taylor quickly formed the international symbol for......oh, you know. Then, he smiled. Even now, he's a comedian.
Another nurse that hasn't seen him in a few days stopped in to see him. She reminded him who she was and told him how good he was looking and how well he was recovering. He gave the biggest smile so far.
Leave it to him to try and flirt with pretty blonde Nurses.
Taylor has already figured out how to argue with us a little. I never thought I'd be so happy to see him disagree with us about anything. Sometimes we try to get him to do something and he'll shake his head "no" very definitively. We tell him every day that he's getting better and he'll be able to go home with us. It's heartbreaking to see him shake his head "no" and make a very sad face when we tell him that. It's as if he thinks he'll be in his current state longer than what we tell him.
All the things about Taylor that sometimes runs us nuts are things that will work to his advantage. He's physically strong and in great physical shape. He's fiercely independant and when he wants something he wants it "NOW". Once he gets into rehabilitation, I suspect he'll try to manipulate the staff into letting him double up so he can get out sooner. We're not expecting motivation to be a problem.
11:13am TAYLOR FLICKS OFF THE DOCTOR
OK. NOW we know Taylor is definitely on the mend. We just visited and the Nurse told us Taylor's Doctor had been in to see him. The Nurse said "Taylor. Show your parents what you did when the Doctor asked you to hold up a finger". Taylor quickly formed the international symbol for......oh, you know. Then, he smiled. Even now, he's a comedian.
Another nurse that hasn't seen him in a few days stopped in to see him. She reminded him who she was and told him how good he was looking and how well he was recovering. He gave the biggest smile so far.
Leave it to him to try and flirt with pretty blonde Nurses.
2 comments:
It's official -- Taylor is back! It's wonderful to hear you're doing so well, kiddo. Keep it up! (the progress, that is, not the finger :D )
Cinnamon
That's just the way I remember Taylor from UA. Always trying to find the laugh in things. I was so glad to see that he spoke yesterday.
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