Handle With Care.
Continuity of Care & Knowledge, Learning.
Understanding Levels of Cognitive Levels of Functioning.
Creating a Continuity of Care & Knowledge.
Today, Sunday, July 17, 2022 –
Sun in Cancer, Pisces moon – nourishment & saving grace.
Venus enters Cancer this evening. Understanding the love that underlies all happenings, the nourishing love for humanity.

Sharing with everyone the day to day because we are all learning here. And this is our College. We learn about everything as it
presents itself. Love underlying all events.

What I am Working on.
Working on an outline for those who visit Matthew.
So there can be a CONTINUITY OF CARE for Matthew & most importantly, A CONTINUITY OF KNOWLEDGE for/with/between everyone involved.

Creating….
A Daily Notebook of Observations, etc.
Notebook w/ the Guideline for the different Levels of Cognitive Functioning, etc. (see below)
Observations – Matthew’s movements, sleep, awake, nurses visits, OT PT RT visits, meds, times, etc.
An outline of how to help Matthew when sitting next to him in the hospital room, whether he is resting or awake.

Creating a Continuity of Care & Knowledge.
It offers those wanting to sit with Matthew purpose & a sense of knowing what to do, what they are doing & a sense of responsibility.

Creating from these observations & journal of daily logins, which then creates the updates for the many friends Mathew has (850+) waiting, watching, wondering, hoping to know each day – how Matthew is doing.

It is like a book with Chapters for each day.

The purpose of these observations also, is so we can see a pattern of needs & the pattern of restoration in Matthew.
So we can also observe if anything is needed, anything is out of place that needs to be tended to.
This information helps the family immensely.

For those interested….
Following – Levels of Cognitive Functioning – an evaluating tool.

http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/dhs/218115_RLOCFOriginalFamilyGuide-English.pdf

What are Cognitive Skills?
Cognition refers to a person’s thinking and
memory skills. Cognitive skills include paying
attention, being aware of one’s surroundings,
organizing, planning, following through on
decisions, solving problems, judgement,
reasoning, and awareness of problems. Memory
skills include the ability to remember things
before and after the brain injury. Because of the
damage caused by a brain injury, some or all of
these skills will be changed.

The Rancho Levels of Cognitive Functioning is
an evaluation tool used by the rehabilitation team.
The eight levels describe the patterns or stages of
recovery typically seen after a brain injury. This
helps the team understand and focus on the
person’s abilities and design an appropriate
treatment program. Each person will progress at
their own rate of healing. The brain takes a long time to heal.
Each level is different.

Prayer
We are one with our brothers & sisters (with Matthew)
And all that we have is theirs
(we offer all that we have to Matthew).
May the love which is in our Soul pour forth to them (to Matt).
May the strength which is in us lift & aid them (aid Matt).
Love & strength for Matthew. Om Shanti shanti shanti.