Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Oct. 22 3:19 p.m.

We have John Bytheway's CD of Super Sonic Saints and have played it for him. It is, in fact, on right now. Thanks for the offer Randy and Monica and for the reminder Chris. :)
The comment I made re: the Ritalin is because we have two AD/HD children and one that is a poss ADD. This is a hereditary condition. The reason it is used to wake up or animate patients is because it is an amphetamine ("upper"). The reason it is given to AD/HD people is because they have something in their brain that triggers the opposite reaction.

The nurse said that Levi was very awake this a.m. so she didn't give him any Ritalin. She did give him some around 1 p.m. He seems a little sleepy. This could just be due to how hard he has worked today. The nurse (whose name is Kelly) said he worked better with the speech therapist and he ate ice chips!

Still no dr. yet today. Maybe later after surgeries?

I forgot to mention, I think, that Levi was having pain in his right arm when they worked with him yesterday. They took xrays of his elbow and found no breaks. When the did the MRI they incl. his shoulder. All is o.k. it might just be sore and stiff muscles. That's the arm he hasn't used much.

Hopefully, I'll have more to tell later.

1 comment:

Burnhams said...

Hey allens,
I just heard and wanted to say how sorry I am. We will hope and pray also that he has a full and speedy recovery.
Heather Christensen Burnham