We are looking at a day of stormy weather. It is Allie's last day to feed my brother's cats (and the fish in the pond, and the squirrels and birds...) so hopefully the weather will remain pretty and clear until she can finish that. Bree has PT today. The therapist mentioned Aquatic therapy for her. Bree says "But I'm not allowed to swim" and the therapist told her she would be right with her, right beside her.
She had another awful nightmare last night and begged me not to let anyone take her away. The neurologist says if her stress was reduced maybe the seizures would be reduced too, but I guess he doesn't understand much about traumatized kids. I'd give anything to take it all away from her - but I can't take away her memories or her pain. She's going to work through all of this, we are going to give her all the love in the world, but it takes time. She won't get through it over night. She's never going to forget but she will work through it. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder can be a life-long thing. Add that with her traumatic brain injury and trying to deal with how her life has changed since being diagnosed with epilepsy, she is dealing with a lot. But she is such a sweet girl and she never complains.
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