Thursday, February 4, 2010

Turns decreased

The past couple of sessions with the OT one of the things we have been talking about is beds and today it was mattresses. There are many different types and we have to find one that is good for John. In line with this tonight his turns are to be decreased again. He has gone from being turned every 3 hours during the night to 2 turns a night and now to 1 turn. This is done cautiously to see how John's skin tolerates this and to see if he feels uncomfortable only being turned once. If he tolerates this then they will try downgrading the mattress. This is all done by trial and error with careful evaluations made along the way. At the end of the process we should have a better idea of what John will need in the way of a mattress. This reminds me that communication is such an important part of healthy living and when one part of the body can't communicate (because of a spinal cord injury) then an awful lot of time goes into figuring out what is going on.
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  1. AlmaFebruary 5, 2010 at 4:17 PM

    Hi John and Laverne.

    We are learning so much from you..and have no idea what all the things YOU need to know from what mattress to what chair to purchase.. It sounds like a lot of work.. Thank goodness for the professionals.

    I was driving home today with the radio on not really listening to the talking and then a voice came on saying 'Press on, Trust in the Lord, He has better plans for you' I thought of you.

    Then a song came on by JJ Heller, 'Your Hands'
    from the Painted Red Albulm, again I thought of you...

    Lots of thinking and praying going on!!

    LOL to you both...

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