Weekends

Saw Suzie today and she seemed well, although I agree with Will, she's watching far too much television and seems somewhat resigned to her current capacity to communicate. Her father told me that Saturdays and Sundays she only has a massage therapist who comes in the mornings and she's FREE from 12-5pm both days. Currently she spends the day watching television. I hadn't realized she had so much free time on the weekends and since that's the easiest time for me to go, I'll certainly head out there weekends. I also hadn't realized she was watching so much television. It's one of the worst things she could be doing. It's a huge bummer.

To combat the television viewing, which, sadly, doesn't encourage her to think or imagine at all, a great idea might be to buy her some books on CD. It would allow her to be entertained and not feel like she was 'working', while forcing her to use her imagination too.

She's having to learn to use her left hand (she was right handed before) to write with, so any children's puzzle or game that's fairly simple is great practice for her. She wants to learn, but I think a lot of what she expects from herself is beyond what she's physically able to perform and she's easily discouraged. Simple things can be encouraging.

I really just wanted to make people aware of her 12 - 5 pm window on the weekends. I took the E train to Roosevelt Ave, transferred to the 7 train to 111th Street and walked over. A worth trek.

kevin