Mark's had a quiet couple of days. On Tuesday he was busy working in the yard, and coupled with his busy day on Monday, he needed a break. The tornado can only spin for so long.
His speech therapy was AWESOME on Tuesday. I almost thought they might say he was done and it was time to move on. He still really struggles with naming things. He looks at the picture, DESCRIBES what it is, but hardly EVER gets the name right. But it's also interesting that in describing it, he sometimes says the name and doesn't even realize it. When he struggled with the name the therapist would give him the first sound of the word. Only once out of 10 did he get the name. When the therapist gave him the first couple of letters, Mark was able to get the name about 70% of the time. His brain isn't listening very well. So we'll continue with speech therapy. Praying that one of these days everything comes back.
Mark's been complaining that he can't hear very well. Both of his eardrums ruptured during the assault. He was bleeding from both ears. I'm getting him in to the audiologist to get this checked out.
Mark was trying to read through some of his work e-mails. He told me he didn't understand them and wanted me to explain them to him. After trying to explain it 3 or 4 times, he finally said to forget it. He said it's obvious that he'll never be able to run his business again when he can't even comprehend what's in an e-mail. That realization took a toll on his self esteem. He was pretty melancholy the rest of the day. When I approached him about what was wrong, all he could do was talk of how worthless he was as a husband and father. He can't provide for us and we would be better off with someone who could. I understand how he could come to these conclusions, but what HE doesn't understand is how so very much we love him....no matter what. I'm beginning to think that the physical toll was much easier to handle than the emotional toll. The physical wounds heal much more quickly than the emotional ones. We have much work to do.
Blessing of the Day: promise of better days
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