Sunday March 29, 2009
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Sunday March 29, 2009
Headache Update
Two weeks ago, my 16-year-old son Paul started attending regular school at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. That is, he was in class for a week then last week was Spring Break. He starts up again tomorrow. The Hospital School offers two two-hour sessions a day, morning and afternoon. They have one room for grade school and another for Junior High and High School. Kids who are not able to go to the classrooms get hospital room visits by the teachers. Tuesday afternoons, Paul goes to OT (Occupational Therapy) and PT (Physical Therapy). Paul likes the Hospital School but misses his friends and regular High School classes.
Paul still has bad headaches and falls down from dizziness several times a day. He feels dizzy if he walks very far. The pain is also effecting his memory. Pain is very subjective but I can tell Paul is in pain when he stops interacting and starts to hunch over. About an hour after he takes Tylenol (acetaminophen), he opens up, moves more freely - laughs and talks comfortably. Friday, we start work with the Pain Management Clinic at LCPH. I hope they will be able to offer some help or at least a new perspective on the problem. I hope that this is not one of those problems that Paul just has to grow out of.
The quote on the Hospital School hallway sign offers an image of hope for the future: "A gymnast in the air, the graceful gull swoops and glides along the coastal waters."
LPCH school sign
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LPCH hallway art
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LPCH garden
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LPCH garden iris
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Images Copyright 2009 by Katy Dickinson
Posted at 11:31PM Mar 29, 2009 by katysblog in Home & Family |
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