Monday August 18, 2008

Hey there all,
A few days have passed since last update so lets get to it.
Chris has ungone his 9th hyperbaric treatment 10th will happen today at 4:00 PM. By next Saturday he will have15 sessions. I am asking the neurologist we have been dealing with to check Chris out every 10-15 visits for changes. If any of yo go up to see him and notice things that you didnt before please let us know as the little things tend to get missed when we see him everyday.
We are still waiting for a massage therapist that can handle the chair and also has all the equipment needed to handle Chris so we can proceed.
I have been thinking allot about taking Chris to the pool to get a different sensation and movement but the setting up and planning is not easy. Uncle Larry got a number of a place in Aldergrove that deals with Aqua therapy and they have all the equipment and personal to get him in and do some water stretching and movements will let you know as it progresses.

The facility in Alberta that specializes in brain injuries has agreed to take Chris on a trial basis to see if they can give and do what the hospital and doctors here should have been doing. Basiscally they will try everything that could hanve been done here so Chris could stay close to home, family and friends. It really pisses me off to have to even think of it as a possibility but they specialize in these injuries and if we dont go that route we propably will get no more help here in our home province.
When we do come back or if we are at home Chris' care and costs will be our responsibility as the system here deems him untreatable and not worth persuing. They would like to sent him to a home to eat and sleep with no further therapy or help, mainly beacause of no money and a rehab doctor that has refused to look at or take part in Chris' treatment.

All I can say is that Christopher has more care and knowledge even in his temporary state than most of these so called doctors that are treating him that has to be said tongue in cheek.

This week hyperbaric times will be afternoon at 400 if weather is good and early around 8-9 am if weather is wet, work dependant!!
Chris' mom will have Chris out next Sunday I do not have a time as of yet hopefully she will let me know and I can post it for those who may be wanting to go up on the weekend. I wiil attach a video and mor pistures and try to get back to update after todays session.
Kevin