Day Thirty-Six

As Day Thirty-Six ends, Jenny had her I.V. removed today so she’s only on her N.G. feeding tube now. She had her catheter removed and I know she’s very happy about this since the catheter caused a lot of itchiness and was the reason for a lot of issues the past few weeks. Instead of the catheter she is using something called a bedpan – it’s essentially it’s a toilet seat they slide under you when you feel the urge to go. The S.L.P. (Speech & Language Pathologists) team is scheduled to come in tomorrow, meaning Jenny will get one more chance to pass their test before she’s sent down to get a stomach peg inserted into her abdomen. I told her how important this test was to avoid the stomach peg and to do her best. Throughout the rest of evening Jenny was punching her left leg constantly over brief periods. I asked if she was doing this on her own but she said it’s automatic. Lastly, [Redacted upon request] from O.T. (Occupational Therapy) came in today again and showed me more techniques to help unlock Jenny’s muscles in her damaged arm. He is now leaning towards neurological damage as opposed to muscle damage for the issue. I asked if it meant there’s a chance of full recovery and he said he cannot determine that right now.

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