Well, after yesterday being so awful, I surely feel a bit better today, not so resentful but I do still dread it when Pete wants to say something, am I going to get it right or not?
Bev has been here today and she is trying to pursue the drawing side of things in order to try and eventually get him to draw what he wants to talk about - though when he wants to talk about tax rebates, as he did today, I'm not sure what he would draw!!! We are going with the drawing side of it mainly because Pete was, is, a very talented artist/sculptor and this used to be his work. It is just breaking down that barrier that prevents him initiating something, be it writing or drawing. I think we will get there eventually as if you give him a subject he can make a good effort to illustrate it.
Suzanne and Susie came this afternoon to do physio and are working very hard on his right foot and leg. She then got to work on his arm!! She really pushed him to his limits (which is good) and said she can definately feel his arm is a bit looser and that the Botox is starting to work. Although Pete indicated when it got painful she managed to get much more straightening and then, holding his hand and manipulating it, he was taking a wooden apple out of my hand and then replacing it. Although he wasn't actually gripping it himself it is getting the message through to start using his fingers.
I think that is about all for today, hopefully we are now going to keep going forward.
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