I want to say a little something about Rob, mom's main therapist and the one I threatened to punch in the neck meat in the previous post. He's fantastic. Mom started going to him before she was diagnosed with ALS. When she told him of her diagnosis, he was very honest with her and told her that he had never worked with someone with ALS. They decided together that she would continue to see him and mom brings him info from the ALS clinic and he does a ton of research on his own. There they go again thinking about mom when they don't necessarily have to. I'm a fan.
The thing about Rob that works so well for mom is that he tells it like it is. On Tuesday when he was working on her shoulder she said, "It's not getting better is it?" Because I'm a pleaser, I would have immediately told her, "Sure it is, it's not 100% yet but we're getting there" even though that wouldn't have been true. When she asked Rob on Tuesday he said, "No, it's not."
When they did her range of motion tests yesterday I could tell by her face that she thought she had done better. She looked at Rob and said, "Did it get a little better?" and Rob said, "Yes, last time your limit was here, and today it is here. That's good." It wasn't fireworks and champagne but you wouldn't have known it looking at mom's face. She was thrilled and encouraged. In the car on the way home she said, "The best thing about Rob is that when he tells me that something is good or better, I absolutely believe him." Boom - Rob for the win!
Wyatt joined us for the therapy session this time and he even jumped in on the sock wars! Here we are rocking our socks:
Rob also participated in the sock war but I wasn't able to get a picture of his socks. They were awesome! Polar bears having a snowball fight in a blizzard! I searched the internet to find a picture of them but was only able to locate one on a vintage sock website:
See, polar bears having a snowball fight in a blizzard. :) Once again, Rob for the win!
If you're planning to walk with us at either the Charlotte or the Raleigh ALS walk, be sure to wear your craziest socks!
Happy Saturday, everyone.
I love the sock wars. . . But I would be with Wyatt, that's all I own. But I'll get some great ones for the walk.
ReplyDeleteThis was a hilarious post.