It has been a week since Kevin was moved to Kindred Hospital in La Mirada. Although it has been great having him so close to home we have not felt he has been receiving the kind of treatment he really needs at this time. It seems as though Kindred has been in more of a custodial mode than in rehabilitation. Sarah and I met yesterday with Peggy, Kevin's case manager, and she agrees with our assessment. Peggy spoke to several of Kevin's doctors, nurses, and therapists yesterday to see what could be done about it. We feel that Kindred may have misrepresented themselves or did not fully understand the severity of Kevin's injury. In any case, we are trying to remedy this problem or have Kevin moved to another facility such as St. Jude where he will get the rehabilitation he needs. Each Wednesday there is a family conference at Kindred with his caregivers and Sarah, Peggy and I will all be there tomorrow and will push hard to get Kevin the rehab he needs. He needs to be much stronger and able to participate more before he can be moved to a more aggressive rehabilitation facility such as Centre for Neuro Skills in Bakersfield.
Kevin is waking up more and responding just a little more. He only seems to speak when in a highly agitated state. When awake, he is often very upset, and it is extremely difficult to helplessly watch. All we can do is try to gently talk to him and reassure him. It is troubling to think what thoughts may be going through his mind. I constantly pray that God will be gently speaking to him and give him pleasant and comforting thoughts and that Kevin's mind will be focused on God trusting him to bring him through. We would appreciate your prayers to this end as well.
Love,
Tami
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Tami,
We continue to pray. Thank you for the updates and for sharing your thoughts and feelings. It really helps in knowing just how to pray.
Love and Prayers,
Laura Gulley
You continue to be in our thoughts and prayers. We will pray specifically for the meeting on Wednesday.
God Bless,
Sherri Cosby
We wish you luck today on your meeting. Thank you for the update on Kevin. May God give you wisdom today and wrap his arms around each of you for strength and guidance. Love, Sue and Rich Panelli
I will pray specifically today that at the conference you and Sarah will be able to clearly make understood what is expected and that if they are not able to do what is needed Kindred will be honest about it. Sometimes they get focused on the money not on the life.
Love you
Karen
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