Thursday 24th September

Hi All,


Bryan has had a very mixed week going from feeling good and working hard with his physio, to feeling a lot of pain down his back and in the soles of his feet. This pain may be signs of good things to come but is not pleasant in the short term. Bryan is trying some nerve pain medication to see if it will help alleviate the discomfort.



The blister he has on his inner thigh which came about last week from the catheter has got bigger and is of concern at the moment, so they have changed to a different catheter and will need to be monitored closely.



Bryan had his second ride in a taxi yesterday which took him to Lifetec over at Newmarket. Lifetec is a place where they supply aids for people with disabilities such as aids for the kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, car, and alarm devices etc. It was a great morning and has given us a few ideas to pursue. The ride in the taxi wasn't much better then the first one he had a couple of weeks ago he would much prefer to be transferring into a normal seat and not sitting in a wheelchair in the back.


After my effort with driving through Brisbane yesterday I think I'll stick to taking public transport as I got lost on the way to Lifetec and on the way back and getting a few more grey hairs in the process.


Erin brought a guitar to the hospital today and played a few tunes for Bryan and some of his friends here at the hospital, it brought a tear to his eye.

Bryan had a trip over to the shops with his OT to try out community access. The task required purchasing some needed items. Bryan discovered the dilema of not being able to reach the motorcycle magazines as they were on the top of the rack and the difficulty of receiving change to put back in his wallet. Similar problem purchasing items from supermarket as many items are out of reach. Bryan has asked if anyone has any good ideas to hand over and receive coins please let us know.


Home news - Now Erin has turned 16 she has obtained her Leaner's and will be out and about so look out! Bryan is looking forward to getting back in the car and giving her some lessons.
Rebecca hasn't had much luck with cars lately, they keep breaking down or end up in wrecker heaven so as from Tuesday she took possession of a 2002 Subaru Forester which should keep her on the road for many years. Rebecca has done really well with her exams which is an amazing effort as she has had a lot to contend with these last couple of months.

We have plans over the next week or so to take Bryan on the train into the city for the day, depending on his health.

Love to all,
The Flemmings