Brianna Update

Well good news and some not so good news on Bree.

They said she has more positives working for her then negatives but the negatives are something they can not work on.

She tested average on all the testing which is good and she has visual impairment on the right side and organizational problems. That we already knew. Her main problem and this is something only Brianna can work on is being interested in the TBI classes themselves. A lot of the times she would set in the class with her head on the table and not interact with the class, she will not make eye contact with people in class. They do believe Brianna is depressed and they want us to have her seen by a Psychiatrist for possible meds.

At this point they have put her on an active waiting list (2 to 4 months long) for her to come back for a two week trail period. If after the trail period they see more interest, interaction and enthusiasm on her part then she can start the program. If she does not show interest, interaction and enthusiasm she will not qualify for the TBI program.

So now it is really up to Brianna. She has the social side all wrapped up but the working part is a different story.

So now it is just a waiting game. We are leaving it in the Lords hands He knows what His plan is.

Me

It's almost time

Tomorrow is the day that we find out if the TRC can put a program together for Brianna. Please keep her in your prayers. She is really enjoying herself there and I just don't know what will happen if they are not able to help her.

Just a Update

Brianna is doing well and adapting to her new surroundings. She called last night and told us and I quote " Mom I love here and hope I make it into the program here at the TRC" she also said and I quote again "You and Dad are smothering me and I need to break free". At which point I said and I quote "Whoopee" ha ha ha...... Anyway she is doing real well and we wish her the best.

Yesterday as I was heading towards Wal-Mart going down "The 31w" I noticed a bug about the size of a Winnebago flying towards the car. Well it hit the outside rear view mirror and rick-o-shade inside the open car window and struck me in the neck. Well I was doing about 55 at the time and there was no place to pull over so I started slapping my neck and my shirt and everything else with-in range. I pulled into the Wal-Mart parking lot and jumped out of the car (still slapping stuff) and this guy walked to me and asked if I was OK. I told him what happened and he saw the welt the size of a Winnebago on my neck. He started grinning (yes he had teeth) and we were looking all over the car for a dead or injured Winnebago. There it was laying on the back seat (Shinny side down) with it's wheels (LEGGS) churning the air. Well I quick like a bunny flicked him outside on the ground and the guy in the Wal-Mart parking lot smashed him or her. OK so it was a Beetle about the size of a dime. BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN A WINNEBAGO. So that was traumatic RIGHT! Well last night about 9:30 I was standing at the back door and I turned on the back flood lights and in the yard was a animal about the size of a cat. Well it turned around and looked me eye to eye and low and behold it was Pepe La Pew....... Oh C**P I shouted (very softly) and he turned around threw his or her tail in the air and......................................... Walked away. Phew I said to myself I was happy I didn't have to say PU...... OK so that's the latest.

Today Shelia had a procedure done that involved the use of a CAMERA and she is 100% fine........ Pictures to follow if anyone finds it necessary... Just kidding

Brianna Update

Lee and I took the different tops to Bree today. She says to tell everyone "Hello". She was very happy to see us but could not wait for us to leave so she could get back to new friends. She is doing great. Her room probably would not have passed the room inspection but it was very good for Bree. We are asking for prayers now that the TRC can put together a program for her it is about time that things start working out for her.

Bummer

When we were in California Brianna went on a shopping spree and got herself a bunch of tops and pants for the TRC. The tops are cute peasant type tops. Well she just called and said they will not let her wear them because some of her bra strap shows and they think they are a little to low cut !!?? Dad and I though they were fine but anyway we will need to take a trip out to TRC tomorrow afternoon and take her some t-shirts. She can wear t-shirts as long as there is no "bad" writing on them. So road trip tomorrow afternoon.

Brianna

Lets see she has called three times today. This morning after breakfast to let us know what she had and that she was on her way to class, at 3:15 to say she was done for the day, lots of testing and then she just called to say she passed her room inspection. She was a happy camper.

Pics of the TRC

Click on them and they will get bigger......

http://picasaweb.google.com/LeeandShe.Brandt/TRC#

If you click on the LINK above you will see the same pictures with Captions... (I Think) LoL

We are back from TRC

We left @ 7:23 this morning and got back @ 4:38. The center had concerns about Bree mobility and her memory (go figure she had a brain injury). Anyway they asked if we would stay fro a few extra hours just to make sure she was doing ok. So of course we did. We are disappointed because we found out that they do not have an opening right now if everything goes well with this evaluation then it could be 2 to 3 months before she gets into the program.
For anyone who would like to send her a card or note her address is:

Brianna Brandt room#214
c/o Joanna Landurm, TBI Unit
Tennessee Rehabilition Center
460 9th Ave.
Smyrna, TN 37167

If you want to send her a card do it soon she will only be there until next Friday the 17th

It was hard saying good bye but I know the Lord will watch over her.

Here is her schedule for the next two days, she will not get next week's schedule till Friday.
8:15 Physical Therapy Assessment
9:00 Vocational Assessment
10:00 to 10:15 break
10:00 Occupational Therapy Assessment
11:00 TBI Education
11:45 Lunch
1:00 Meeting Dr Glenn Psychological Assessment
2:00 Vocational Assessment again
3:15 Testing done for the day

8:15 Vocational Assessment
9:00 Speech Assessment
10: to 10:15 break
10:15 Vision Assessment
11:00 TBI Support Group
11:45 Lunch
1:00 OT/PT Assessment
2:00 Break
2:15 Leisure Skills
3:15 Testing done for the day

She is going to be one busy little lady.
Lee will post some pictures.

6 AM

It is 6am and we have been up for a 1/2 hour. Showers are almost done and packing of the car should begin soon. Shelia and I remembered Sept 23 2003 when Alex left for the Air Force. Today July 8 2009 is the day our little girl takes a GIANT step.. I wonder if we will remember this date also... At least with Bri she will not be far away and she is going to a place that's full of LOVE. Unlike Alex where he went was far away and everyone there yelled at him..... LOL.

Yes the camera is in the car.....

BIG DAY

Well tomorrow we will leave @ 7am to take Brianna to TRC. Today we are going to go see the Pixar movie "UP". That should keep our minds busy for a few hours. When we get home we will go thorough everything one more time to make sure we have everything that Brianna needs. Once we found out what her address is we will let every know so if you want to drop her a note of encouragement you can. We are taking our camera and hopefully we will be able to take pictures of her room and then Lee can post them. Well it's about time for us to leave we need to go to the bank so she can get some $$.
I will try and post more tomorrow.

Doppler Radar

Check out the RED line of a Thunder Storm that we watched for about an hour approaching us from the west....... Nature gave us one heck of a Celebration of the 4th of July......

TRC

One week from today Bree will be leaving for the TRC for her two week evaluation. She went to the doctor last week and got all her meds. recorder and had blood work done. Today she went to the dentist and got her teeth cleaned :) Now we need to go through her drawers and see what jeans she can take. She is totally bummed because she can not wear low ride jeans or blink and torn jeans. No T-shirts with writting. We also have to buy bed foam, mattress cover, sheets and spread for a twin size bed. We don't believe she will be able to take her cell phone so we need to get her a calling card.
I will try and keep the blog updated with everything that goes on.
Take care and be safe at whatever you do.

Love
me