Bribing Johnny

John getting adjusted by Doc this morning.

Krista has been so kind to give me some good stories about John to share on the blog.

John has been on steroids since he first went to the emergency room last Sunday. Apparently steroids can make you angry, so sometimes Krista has to get creative to get John to do the things he needs to do. Yesterday involved a lot of bribing. Tisha told John to take Indian Clay baths 5 times a week. The Indian Clay powder pretty much turns the water into mud. John didn't really feel like doing that so Krista told him she would bring her laptop in the bathroom so he could listen ('cuz he can't see very well) to The Office online while he took the bath. He agreed.

She also tried to get him to do some physical therapy on an exercise ball yesterday. He didn't want to. Krista told him she would let him take a nap first if he would exercise afterward. He agreed. After his nap, Krista showed him what she wanted him to do on the exercise ball. It involved sitting on it and twisting to help with his balance. He said, "That is easy." For someone who isn't dizzy all the time, it would be easy, but John discovered it was a little more difficult than it looked.

This morning Krista brought John to the hospital to get some blood taken. They had to get 9 vials of his blood. Krista was in there with him, watching, until the nurse moved the needle wrong and blood started dripping down his arm. Krista had to leave the room. She started feeling light-headed. She walked back and forth in the hallway for a minute, but then felt like she was going to faint. Luckily a nurse saw her and brought her a chair and some juice. She narrowly avoided fainting and maybe next time she'll just wait outside while they take his blood.

After the blood incident, Krista dropped John off at my house so I could bring him to Doc's to get adjusted. (Krista had to work today.) John's getting better at walking. He has a cane to help him keep his balance. He is feeling less nauseous and a little less dizzy. He thinks his dizziness may be improving because he's getting more used to not being able to see out of one eye. His least favorite thing is riding in a car. He gets a really bad headache from the car. He's going to be going to Doc's everyday until he starts to improve.

You can tell from the picture that he can't shave himself right now. He doesn't have very good depth-perception with only one eye. We are hopeful that his vision will return.

That's all for now. I'll keep you updated.