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It’s All About the Bass…and the Birthday
The kids and I went to Mesa Verde with one action plan today: to bring Vernon the bass that our friend Shane had lent us. Since Vernon had asked for a bass time and time again, we were hoping that once it was in hand, he would start playing it, the memory of music in his…
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Thad
This morning, I went to the park early to set up for Justine’s birthday party. I was expecting Chris and Erin and their kids to show up any minute, as they would be bringing the coffee. A necessity any morning, but especially before a party full of sugared-up kiddos. As I was putting out the box of…
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Breathing Lessons
I’ve heard it said that when you own your breath, nobody can steal your peace. That seemed true for Vernon for a at least a little while yesterday when our lovely friend Jane dropped by and gave him some breathing lessons. She has come by to work with him before, but this was the first time I…
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Happy Birthday, Justine!
We interrupt this broadcast to wish Miss Justine Harper Adams a happy FIFTH birthday! Here she is, whizzing around on her new bike! She takes after her dad in the athletic department. What daily joy she has brought our family for the past five years! We love you, Justine. Also, to mark this passage, she has changed…
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Rotating the Art
My parents have gone to Italy for a few weeks (must be nice) so they left it to me to rotate the artwork in their Laguna Beach gallery. There are about 5 other artists who share the space with them and once a month they move their art around, so that everyone gets a turn at the…
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Bridge Over Troubled Waters
We had the care plan meeting today, but the sitting-up issue has yet to be resolved. Most of the ideas I brought in for potential supports and barriers were thrown out because for Vernon, they would still be restraints. Physical restraints are defined as any manual method or physical or mechanical device, material, or equipment attached to or…
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Wheelchair Blues
Tonight I’m asking a specific prayer request. I’m hitting the wall as I push for a simple changes in Vernon’s care, so a little Supernatural Assistance would be marvelous about now! Actually, I don’t know for sure how important (or possible) this change would be. But I strongly believe that it would make a big difference in his…
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Swallow Study: Take 2
If you’ve been following for awhile, you may remember a post several months ago about the Swallow Study that Vernon underwent during one of his Hoag Hospital stays. Strangely, when he was re-admitted to Mesa Verde, the documentation had disappeared from the hospital’s main files, and Lisa, the Speech Therapist, and I have been rallying to…
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The Long Weekend
Memorial Day Weekend. In America, this Monday is a holiday, a time to honor to the veterans who have served in wars of the past. While I truly pay respect to those soliders in my heart, now Memorial Day Weekend will always bring up a more personal memory for our family. Though Vernon was no military man, he was…
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Conversations
One of the great things about Joe being Vernon’s roommate is that I he fills me in on some of the things that happen when I’m not around. Whether he got a good night’s sleep or if Vernon woke Joe up at 4am for a chat. Whether the nurses fussed over him that morning or…