Complete or Incomplete?
What the heck does that mean? And why is it so important to us this week? To be Deemed Complete or Incomplete.
If you remember in February, we all assumed or just prayed that Nicolas was Incomplete. Meaning the damage to his spinal cord was unknown, so they could not give us a prognosis for the future. Nic and I went to a meeting about studies that where happening at Lyndhurst with new concepts of how the brain can make new pathways, build new neurons by stimulating the brain, sending electric currents to parts of the body you are focusing on. Sign us up!!!
The scientist came back and told us he could not take Nic, as he was deemed complete. What? What are you talking about? He’s moving his legs! Phone call to our Neurosurgeon Dr. Das, yes with the damage he seen in the spinal cord, he deemed him complete. What? He’s not though! Off to talk to our therapist. Trish…aka…Physiotherapist extraordinaire, and she is smart. She agreed he is incomplete, but I would have to get the incomplete from Dr. Oshadari…the big guy at the hospital. Message into the Doc. The next morning, I see him down the hall of 1B, he see’s me and smiles and says loudly “Incomplete!”
Thank you, this is the one time I wanted my son to be Incomplete. I am glad I didn’t know this back when we where just trying to get him healthy. The only reason it mattered now was how bad we wanted to get into the new “Study”. He’s in and for 2 hours he is hooked up to wires in a sound proof booth almost everyday. Between Occupational Therapy and this Study his hand function has gotten remarkably better. Fingers are moving and he can pinch chips, candies and eat a hotdog. Actually alot of hotdogs…food of choice.
One chart I found the most helpful to understand what vertibrae controls what was this one. It let’s you know what functions come with each vertibrae…it’s kinda cool. Our bodies are really amazing!