Briana's Gift
““I’m Nicole, your sister’s physical therapist. You must be Susanna. The nurses told me about you.”
I’m speechless. Physical therapy for someone who’s technically dead? Doesn’t she know about Bree?
Nicole says, “Come closer. I’ll show you what I’m doing.” Warily I shuffle to the bed. The covers have been thrown back and the hospital gown barely covers Bree’s thin legs. “See how her hands and legs are drawing up?”
My sister has only been lying here for a couple of weeks, but already I see a diffe...rence. Her hands are turning toward her wrists and her fingers are beginning to look clawlike. Her legs are pulling closer to her body.
“It’s called contracturing. Muscles begin to shrink from inactivity and that causes the limbs to curl. I come in and massage and manipulate a patient’s joints to keep that from happening. I also turn the patient several times a day so bedsores won’t form. Bedsores are caused from lying in the same position day after day. It helps keep a patient comfortable.”MoreLess
I’m speechless. Physical therapy for someone who’s technically dead? Doesn’t she know about Bree?
Nicole says, “Come closer. I’ll show you what I’m doing.” Warily I shuffle to the bed. The covers have been thrown back and the hospital gown barely covers Bree’s thin legs. “See how her hands and legs are drawing up?”
My sister has only been lying here for a couple of weeks, but already I see a diffe...rence. Her hands are turning toward her wrists and her fingers are beginning to look clawlike. Her legs are pulling closer to her body.
“It’s called contracturing. Muscles begin to shrink from inactivity and that causes the limbs to curl. I come in and massage and manipulate a patient’s joints to keep that from happening. I also turn the patient several times a day so bedsores won’t form. Bedsores are caused from lying in the same position day after day. It helps keep a patient comfortable.”MoreLess
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