Monday, 11 June 2012

More Waiting Room


Mary is continuing to be sat out in her wheelchair. Over the last week its obvious that even sitting in this new position is very tiring for her, and over the last few days she has been very sleepy as a result.

There is not news yet on Mary’s move to rehab. It is becoming more obvious that the logistics of these kinds of moves, the politics of funding and NHS hoops to jump through are never straightforward. And this is only the first hurdle. Mary will no doubt move around quite a bit in her road to recovery. But there are plenty of brilliant people helping us out and trying to make things happen at a pace that is best for Mary and her progression.

There is some encouragement to be gained by the fact that because of the low level that Mary’s brain currently is forced to function on, Mary will (at the moment) not be anxious or lonely or bored in her hospital bed. She will not be irritated and annoyed (as many of us are) that the process of moving seems so complex. Instead, she seems relatively content sleeping, and making her trips to the window in the new chair for a little bit of English sunshine when its available. And Mary continues making strides every day, her tiredness often masking what is going on under the surface.  

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