Matt's really working towards getting rid of his wheel chair - he's walking almost everywhere in the unit with his cane. Since speech therapy is upstairs, and always wipes him out, he's taking his wheelchair there, but that's about it. It's a hard balance to figure out how much to push him without completely wiping him out. This weekend he had to sleep quite a bit, but he's definitely getting stronger.
Every time that Matt gets in and out of bed, I've been helping him swing his legs up or down. Then on Friday, his PT made him do it himself, and without a problem, he swung his legs up and then figured out how to get his left leg under his right leg and swing them back down again. So now I pretty much only have to bring him his shoes and cane and stand next to him when he's walking. It's a good place to be.
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That is awesome!! Go Matty. I was listening to the radio on Sunday and the announcering said, if curling is on your t.v. eight hours a day you know it is the Olympics or you are in Canada. We watched some yesterday but we need a tutorial from Matt to understand the rules! Looking forward to seeing you guys on Thursday. Love, Jody
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear Matt is continuing to make forward progress. Walking and getting yourself in and out of the old bed are major skills. It's only when you lose these simple abilities that you realize what an incredible blessing it is, just to be able to put on your shoes, walk outside and see the sky. Yet my hope is that Matt will reach a point in the not too distant future when all these travails will seem like an unreal memory, and when the daily miracles of dressing, bathing, eating, speaking and walking can once more be taken utterly for granted. Peace--Gary
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