05/10/2019
It’s always nice when you are reminded that you are doing exactly what you are being called to do in life. Below is an email I received from a current patients spouse who sent this out to his family to update them on her current condition after he observed our last physical therapy session.
Hello Everyone,
Yesterday was May 8, and something really great happened. Roberta gets physical therapy from an outside company that works very closely with the staff at Bayshore Memory Care where she lives.
Since the big falls of last winter, she has been willing to stand up, but then sort of collapses as if she were afraid of falling. I have suspected for some time that there is a connection between the dementia and the walking business. Anyway, a Dr. Adam Guiliano (a medical Ph.D.)
guided her through the motions of standing up, and then walking with her hands on the 4-legged walker. That sounds simple enough, but if you'd seen him in action with her, you'd see a lot of classy little moves and a calm presence. So Roberta slowly walked for several yards,
for the first time in ages. Not only walked. She stood up straight, unaided, with her head erect. She was smiling and looking like it was 4 years ago. She remained in the present all day, and understood that the walking had possibly influenced brain cells in a good way. I told her
what a great fight she was putting up, and she said, "You know, I am happy. Even when I go away at times." We chatted about this and that, and there was confusion, at times, but also a sense of awareness that I haven't seen much of lately. So, God is showering us with Mothers
Day blessings. I just wanted to share with all the people who are my family now. I think there are some breakthroughs coming with dementia, and I think Dr Guiliano is right at the cutting edge.
Meanwhile, here's wishing all of you a loving Mothers Day. Your prayers are so important, and I want to share your concerns too.
Love to all,
Russ