Speech Therapy and Sunflowers

Randy had speech therapy today. His therapist, Vanessa, noticed that Randy was more wobbly on his feet today as he walked down the hall. She asked him how much pain he was in and he rated it a 6, which is pretty consistent (very little change in the headaches so far).

Vanessa reviewed Randy's homework with him. She advised him that when doing homework, he needed to concentrate on doing 3 things: 1. Be Focused 2. Try to not be impulsive 3. See the main idea ~ the "forest for the trees"

She told him, when reading ask the following questions: What's most important; what's least important; and ask who, what, when, where, why, and how.

Vanessa also went over Randy's planner with him. She commended him for doing a better job with consistently utilizing the planner. He is doing a great job with checking things off of his to do list as he does them and he is accomplishing more of his tasks than before.

Randy did very well on his "think fast" exercises (where he is given a category and has to list 10 things that fit in that category within 30 seconds). He had to list body parts, relatives, parts of a car, and things in a kitchen.

When Randy got home, he hung out in his chair listening to his NPR and worked on getting the seeds out of the sunflowers, which is what is pictured above.

We spent the evening doing what we had done many Friday nights before the accident ~ Randy, Cass and I hung out in the living room listening to "This American Life" while doing our own separate activities (Randy was laying on the loveseat listening intently, Cass was building her sock puppets, and I played a game on my computer). Then we all (Randy, Cass, Randy's mom and me) all hung out in the living room watching the Charlie Brown special.

It was a very nice night!

Oh, and a small announcement for those who don't know. Randy is turning 30 this Sunday. We had a lot going on with it being right around Halloween (Randy and Cass have to do their carving of pumpkins and Cass has a party to go to), but I wanted everyone to know. Not only is it a big deal because it is 30, but we really do have a lot to celebrate this year! So, if you get a chance, shoot Randy an email at Randy.A.Rush@gmail.com and tell him Happy Birthday!!!!!