Neuro Psyche Exam

This past Friday, I spent around three and a half hours in the hospital, but this time I was assessed by a neuro psyche doctor. The focus of the visit was to test my ability to read and word finding since my brain was effected when I had brain surgery. The tests involved repeating numbers, letters, and reading. It wasn’t difficult because I have been living with these challenges for the past six months. Once I was done with the test, the doctor told me that I have moderate problems with word recall and reading. The most interesting thing that I learned during this time was that different parts of the brain run eye site and another part runs one’s ability to write. Since the part of my brain that is involved with writing was not damaged I can still write even though my reading is very slow. I read approximately two short sentences in a minute, but I can still write you blogs :) The doctor is confident that my brain will continue to regain my reading and word recognition skills. In addition, I will receive therapy to help me improve.

While my reading isn’t the best right now, I am still very thankful that God has given me the ability to recover from the stem cell transplant with as much energy as I have right now. I can actually run up the stairs right now which is something new.

Nathan