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Last week at rehab, Taylor did some neurophsychological testing. Although we have detected nothing different now than before the accident, the Dr. is able to test parts of the brain that does not involve day-t0-day activities and things we wouldn't be aware of.
I met with the Dr. after the initial testing and he said Taylor "did very well". He said he would have expected, based on the extent of Taylor's injury, to "have seen something" during the initial testing, but did not.
He was given some brain teasers to work on at home, including a number brain teaser called Sudoku. When Taylor came home, friends of ours - Susan and Joel Willcockson - gave Taylor a gift package that included Sudoku. Taylor worked on some occasionally, so he was familiar with it.
Yesterday, he found a website where he could play and spent about 1 1/2 hours playing. It must have taken it's toll on him, since he took a 3 hour nap - something he hasn't done since he was a child. But, they also worked him hard at rehab. When I picked him up, his hair was wet and he was spent. He was probably physically and mentally exhausted.
When he woke up, he said he was "tired from playing Sudoku. He said "It's like I'm on crack". He said he'd play a round, tell himself that was the LAST one.....then play one more. After that , he say "OK. Last one.", then play one more.
The Dr. will do more in depth testing soon, so we're hopeful that the results will be in line with the results of the initial testing.
In the meantime, Taylor will playing Sudoku and energizing those brain cells!!
Last week at rehab, Taylor did some neurophsychological testing. Although we have detected nothing different now than before the accident, the Dr. is able to test parts of the brain that does not involve day-t0-day activities and things we wouldn't be aware of.
I met with the Dr. after the initial testing and he said Taylor "did very well". He said he would have expected, based on the extent of Taylor's injury, to "have seen something" during the initial testing, but did not.
He was given some brain teasers to work on at home, including a number brain teaser called Sudoku. When Taylor came home, friends of ours - Susan and Joel Willcockson - gave Taylor a gift package that included Sudoku. Taylor worked on some occasionally, so he was familiar with it.
Yesterday, he found a website where he could play and spent about 1 1/2 hours playing. It must have taken it's toll on him, since he took a 3 hour nap - something he hasn't done since he was a child. But, they also worked him hard at rehab. When I picked him up, his hair was wet and he was spent. He was probably physically and mentally exhausted.
When he woke up, he said he was "tired from playing Sudoku. He said "It's like I'm on crack". He said he'd play a round, tell himself that was the LAST one.....then play one more. After that , he say "OK. Last one.", then play one more.
The Dr. will do more in depth testing soon, so we're hopeful that the results will be in line with the results of the initial testing.
In the meantime, Taylor will playing Sudoku and energizing those brain cells!!
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