tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80149405271230637712024-02-08T15:33:52.347-05:00Troy Walker's Journey To RecoveryThis is Troy's story. During a time when he can not speak...I will speak for him.
I am doing this as a way to keep everyone in the loop on his condition and his recovery. I'm also doing this because I know Troy will wake up soon. And when he does, he'll have every event and every moment of his recovery recorded for him to read later.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-43174663321854382482013-11-20T13:09:00.001-05:002013-11-20T13:09:57.553-05:00It's been too long since last updateWell, I can't believe that it's been almost three years since my last update on here - wow, how time flies! It was nice to go back and read some of my posts and the comments of encouragement and prayer that were being left for us. I also really enjoyed seeing how God's mercy and grace has covered our family during this difficult time.
Well, since our last update I am happy to report that Troy Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-29864980344310670252011-03-10T21:43:00.000-05:002011-03-10T21:43:42.708-05:00Troy and Tyra "monkeying" aroundA cute video of Troy playing with Tyra at home. :)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-87396325397107642362011-02-02T13:39:00.002-05:002011-02-02T13:48:37.817-05:00UpdateWell, having Troy home is truly a blessing! We are a family again and things are finally settling in to a bit of a routine. Having him home for the holidays was great. We all sat around the tree opening presents on Christmas eve and I was overjoyed to see that God granted us another chance at US and I am not ever going to take that for granted!Troy now goes to therapy 2 times a week, sometimesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-16127602100557592292010-12-01T08:25:00.002-05:002010-12-01T08:40:01.996-05:00It's been a while :)Wow, I didn't realize it's been so long since I blogged for Troy. Well, aside from my life being so full with my classes, working from home again and the girls school activities, everything has been going well with Troy's recovery. The healing is still very slow and I can't say there has been a huge improvement that is noticeable all at one time, but I do notice him getting around a lot easier Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-2691942100699645072010-11-10T16:49:00.002-05:002010-11-10T17:13:36.302-05:00Update for Weeks of Nov 1st and Nov 8thThese past two weeks have been filled with outings with Troy and the girls and I and him preparing for coming home. There have even been a few times where we bring him home to hang out at the house with the girls and I. Unfortunately, the contractors still hasn't come out to the house to handicap ready the house so he can't spend the nights here yet, but I'm praying they get that done really Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-82727355191822853442010-10-30T01:54:00.002-04:002010-10-30T01:59:30.312-04:00Glasses for TroyWell, Troy had his eye doctor's appointment this week; the eye doctor did a very thorough evaluation of Troy's eyes. She said that he benefited from prescription lenses in her report. She mentioned that his eye alignment is off since his appointment. She stated that he did have jerky movements and double vision of equal size in all areas of gaze. During peripheral field testing, she noted an Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-63952902196392877362010-10-26T21:57:00.002-04:002010-10-26T22:05:12.123-04:00Assessment of the house with Troy todayThe physical therapist brought Troy and his CNA to the house today so they could assess how he would do when he comes home for good on November 24th. We tried out both bathrooms with him and decided that the girls bathroom would work best, we also had him maneuver his way around the house and he was able to make his way around the house with no problem. The therapist and nurse were both very Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-23659035371460760172010-10-25T19:37:00.005-04:002010-10-25T19:45:55.494-04:00Troy's text todayTroy just sent an awesome text and I wanted to post it on here to share with those he doesn't have their number or who didn't receive it. This is the beginnings of Troy's testimony:"I remember driving my honda, one day,. And having these crazy doubts about the existance of God, silly i know guys, the .next thing you know i wake up at shepard center not knowing how to speak. The.place i am at now,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-55947713312512183112010-10-18T21:54:00.000-04:002010-10-18T21:56:00.289-04:00Troy has access to the blog nowI also wanted to let everyone know that, as of yesterday, Troy has access to the blog now, as well. I have been reading the blog to him, but when I'm not at pathways he wanted to be able to come in here and see everyone's comments and look at how far he's come.Please take a moment from time to time to leave comments and will be going through them all. I'm trying to see if I can just set up the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-3430609704573383972010-10-17T23:57:00.014-04:002010-10-18T23:04:04.623-04:00Busy, busy!Wow! Time is just NOT on my side these days, but I continue to trudge along and keep on going forward! There's no reverse in this journey we are in. :)A lot has happened in the past 9 days that I haven't posted. I'll try to summarize it without leaving out any details.Last weekend, October 9th, Troy's mom, brother, sister, twin nephews, and niece were here to visit with him. It was a wonderful Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-55610884923301712292010-10-08T13:22:00.003-04:002010-10-08T15:41:54.397-04:002 Week Update 9/25 - 10/8It has been a hectic two weeks in my world, but I'm happy to report that Troy has been trucking long and doing really well in his therapies. The therapists continue to love working with him because he's such a huge participator in his own recovery.Last weekend we finally got out outing with Troy. The girls and I got there about 11am and got Troy ready to go out with us. For this particular Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-29734982107743604012010-09-28T22:14:00.002-04:002010-09-28T23:02:04.672-04:00Update for Week of 9/20 - 9/24Spoke with the Counselor on Friday about Troy's recovery and goals for the next few weeks. We had some concerns with Troy because he has been really depressed lately and really doubting himself and his reason for being here. His family, his friends and I have been talking with him trying to keep him encouraged, but his brain, as it heals, is also backfiring and sending signals to his emotions Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-8507289959389633512010-09-16T23:27:00.002-04:002010-09-16T23:37:42.234-04:00Discharge Date Set for PathwaysTroy has been doing really well at Pathways. He's taken on to the new staff and has been doing really well getting along with the other patients there. He did have a personality conflict with his "home care" nurse, so I had to call and have someone else come out to be with him today, but so far, he's been happy with the new nurse. I received an email letting me know that Troy's discharge date Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-36137258507869521592010-09-13T01:05:00.003-04:002010-09-13T01:12:19.437-04:00Our first weekend visit with Troy at PathwaysWell, Troy's first few days seemed to have gone well. He is a bit confused and agitated at times, but with a bit of persistence, patience, and love on my part and he responds and bounces back, fairly well. He is mostly disappointed at the fact that he can't come home with us. As much as we made it clear to him that at Pathways he would have to stay there during the week and only be able to come Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-89824227330998619992010-09-10T16:21:00.003-04:002010-09-10T16:26:56.731-04:00Private AccessI have decided to make this blog private, and because of this I will ask that any information on this blog not be shared with the public. If you are reading this it's because Troy and I want to share his recovery journey with you. I want to be able to come on here and write on the blog without feeling like I need to keep information out because I don't know who all is reading it.I am here to Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-3087385939813596762010-09-08T19:36:00.003-04:002010-09-08T20:27:33.014-04:00New Beginnings at PathwaysWell, this has been a very busy week for both Troy and myself. Troy has been doing his regular therapy and also preparing for his transition to Pathways, and I have been training on how to care for him when he gets his passes to come home on days or weekends at a time and going through transition phase myself.Today was his move to Pathways. He did really well and while at Pathways, and meeting Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-88629606562009257892010-09-02T18:53:00.002-04:002010-09-02T19:14:36.419-04:00Overdue UpdateWell, I have finally come to the conclusion that I need a secretary! LOL. OK, not really, but I definitely need more hours in the day to accomplish all I have put myself out to do.Troy continues to do great and his memory is really starting to sharpen as the days go on. He is really working on honing his memorization skills and cooperating with therapy so that he can accomplish the best he can Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-63497430984389546052010-08-24T19:09:00.002-04:002010-08-24T22:16:00.467-04:00Feeding Tube Has Been Removed! Yay!Troy has been having a good few days. He struggled with some agitation last week, when he first started coming out of the coma, but has now settled down quite a bit. It was a bit hard for him, at first, with everything happening so fast, for him. He went from being in a coma for 14 weeks, to suddenly waking up and not knowing where he was, or why. I can completely understand him being agitated Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-40202979906419546572010-08-20T22:44:00.002-04:002010-08-21T22:57:07.001-04:00Troy was upgraded to a regular diet today! Yay! He can now eat any type of foods, in any form. So, to celebrate this milestone, I got cleared by the therapist and the nurse to bring in outside food so the girls, Troy and I can have dinner together at the hospital. When I asked Troy what he wanted he said "A double cheeseburger from Burger King." It was hilarious! So, I left to go get the girls Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-71313550258952982892010-08-17T14:53:00.003-04:002010-08-17T15:10:29.668-04:00Quick Update - Yet Another Extension :)As usual, my days are filled with surprises. I just received a call from the nurse case manager at Shepherd Center, she advised me that Troy's stay at Shepherd has been extended, once again. His new discharge date is now September 7th! In the world of rehabilitation, this is a good thing. It means that Troy will continue to receive one-on-one therapy for another 2 weeks past his discharge date.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-65551759146096767982010-08-14T23:25:00.002-04:002010-08-14T23:49:00.351-04:00Wow! The days just seem to fly on by nowadays. My days are so filled now that I don't even have the time or energy to blog as much as I want to. The girls have taken to the new school schedule without a hitch. My daily schedule consists of: putting the girls on the bus at 7am, visit with Troy from 8:30am (or later...depending on Atlanta traffic...lol) to about 1pm, pick up girls from bus stop, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-21640561961668092912010-08-09T00:19:00.002-04:002010-08-09T00:50:47.573-04:00Music to my ears!This has been a HUGE week in Troy's recovery. First off, the family training went very well. The last of my training was on Friday night when I had to stay with Troy, and the girls, in a suite on the hospital floor. In this suite, I was to care for Troy, in a home-like environment, as if I was home with him. I was in charge of caring for him through the night, giving him his medicines when Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-17848873344089173142010-08-03T22:52:00.002-04:002010-08-03T23:18:28.217-04:00Today was "Family Training Day" at Shepherd Center for me. This is where the therapists all spend 30 minutes to an hour with me going over Troy's care for when I bring him home and answer any questions I may have about his recovery and future goals. It was good to be able to be more hands-on with Troy's care, as well. They taught me how to transfer him from his wheelchair to the bed or chair. I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-57323061532432119832010-08-01T21:43:00.004-04:002010-08-01T22:14:41.036-04:00This weekend was an awesome weekend for Troy. His dad, brother, sister, niece and twin nephews were here visiting with him. Unfortunately, due to circumstances out of her control, his mother wasn't able to visit, but she was with us constantly on the phone or in text. This visit with his family was very good for Troy. He laughed more this weekend than I have ever heard him laugh. He was Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8014940527123063771.post-59360600466256854152010-07-29T13:49:00.002-04:002010-07-29T14:29:04.919-04:00Troy has been doing remarkably well these past few days. He has also been more vocal; whether it's making sounds, moving his mouth as if talking, repeating words or just saying automatic phrases. I was at the hospital with the girls until 8pm last night and an hour after I got home his mom called me to let me know that she had called the hospital to check on him and the nurse told her that whenUnknownnoreply@blogger.com7