EEG Today

Randy had his EEG up at Harborview today (EEG being an Electroencephalogram, or brain wave test - it is used to detect abnormalities in the activity of the brain). They were testing for any seizure activity. For part of the test, Randy needed to be asleep or in a very restful state, so they wanted him sleep deprived. So I made it my mission to keep him awake until midnight. I made it until about 11:30 and then just couldn't keep my eyes open. I woke up, though, a little before midnight and he was still awake - so mission was accomplished.

He and his mom headed up to Harborview bright and early this morning. The EEG took an hour and 45 minutes they said they got the necessary information, so he was able to get to a restful enough state. We will get the results of that on November 15th when we go back to the Neurology Clinic. Randy also has an appointment with the TBI Triage clinic through Harborview on that day, but I am a little unclear of what that clinic will do for us.

Randy also went through his evaluation for the Metro Access system today. They tested him on his ability to remember what buses he would need to take in simulated situation. Randy said he didn't do too well on that one. He tried to venture a guess but then had to admit to the evaluator that it was purely a guess. Then they took him outside of the building to see if he could read a map, which he did great with, but then they turned him around to go back inside and they wanted him to backtrack his way back. Randy said it was kind of hit or miss on what he remembered. Once he started on the wrong path, though, he could tell it was the wrong path. They will let us know in a couple of weeks if Randy is approved for the Access program or not.

Then, when Randy got home, he began diggin through things in our garage. He has been fixated on finding a stereo system that he knows he put in there a few months ago. Currently, finding anything in our garage is not a small feat. Things have no organization and we have too much stuff in there. Randy did end up finding the stereo system, though, along with a few other things he had completely forgot he had.

Also today, Randy commented that his double vision was definitely better, which is definitely good news. He did have to go to wearing his patch tonight, though. We went over to the house of some people in our church ~ we had joined a small group (which is sort of like a bible study group. Ours happns to be the 40 days of Community). We had missed the last few sessions because of the chronic pain seminar and so we went tonight to get caught up. Randy walked in with his patch and the Marty asked him why he was wearing it. Randy explained the double vision and Marty immediately began praying over Randy for healing of his vision. So we expect to see continuous improvement in Randy's eyesight. We know there are a lot of people out there praying for him. We know this because of the improvements Randy has had so far.

Randy also bought himself a watch today. For those who have known Randy for quite some time, this might come as a bit of a shock. Randy has not owned a watch since his early teens, outside of a pocket watch I bought him around the time that we were first married. He was a firm believer that cell phones could easily double as watches. He decided, though, that he needed something easily accessible that could tell him not only the time but also what day it is. So, Randy bought a watch. Randy joked that using a planner doesn't do much good if you don't know what day it is!

I told him that there will be a day when we are much older, sitting outside on the front porch that he will eventually build for me, and I will be able to turn to him and say "Life with you has never been boring!"