Sad Day Today

I arrived to visit around 6:30pm and Kathy was feeling pretty sad. She told me that she had been sad all day and that the reality of what she is dealing with is settling in. She briefly discussed this with her therapist who felt it would be good to discuss this with someone else who has gone through this process. The therapist is going to follow up on this with one of Kessler's previous patients. Also, one of Kathy's good friends has made contact with a person who represents the GBS / CIDP foundation, and he has offered to sit with Kathy to talk about his experience. It is definitely a good time to pursue this.

Other than Kathy's sad day she is still making progress. Yesterday Kathy could bring both her hands to her nose, but needed both hands together mutually supporting each arm. Today she is able to scratch her right eye with her right hand and no support needed from her left hand. She works the iPod fairly easily but can not put in the ear buds in by herself. She held a pen and was able to write "K" in my notepad. Additionally, she was able to sit up under her own power today. Every time I visit Kathy tells me about her progress and I am always very excited to see the gains but also reminded of how devastating this illness has been for her.