Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Watch this!

Just one week ago, Matt couldn't move his arm at all. Then last Thursday, they called me into his therapy session and we watched him move his arm just a little bit - and it gave him a crazy headache to concentrate that hard. By the end of the weekend, he could do this! He's also gaining strength through his arm and shoulder - he can push against his therapist as she moves his arm around. Now he has to work on control in his wrist and fingers, but he's a lot closer to a functioning arm than it looked like he would be.

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12 comments:

  1. AnonymousOctober 13, 2010 at 5:45 PM

    Gun show!! That is amazing. Looking forward to this weekend. Love, Jody

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  2. AnonymousOctober 13, 2010 at 6:54 PM

    That is so awesome - even more than last weekend. You both needed to see this and thanks for the great video so we could all see it.
    Love, Mom and Dad Bolluyt

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  3. UnknownOctober 14, 2010 at 1:02 PM

    Hi, Matt and Keri -

    Wowee!!!

    We are cheering loud enough for you to hear us in Vermont!!

    Jan T. and the ISU Crew

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  4. StephanieOctober 14, 2010 at 1:18 PM

    That is so exciting!! All of Matt's hard work is really showing!

    Stephanie

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  5. KarenOctober 14, 2010 at 2:09 PM

    Wonderful! I didn't expect so much movement, even after reading Keri's introduction. I'm a little verklempt.

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  6. UnknownOctober 14, 2010 at 6:11 PM

    Wow--fantastic progress! Grandma and I watched this and are thrilled. Keep up the hard work!!
    Love you both.

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  7. stevepacOctober 16, 2010 at 2:06 AM

    Awesome!!!!

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  8. UnknownOctober 19, 2010 at 10:01 PM

    YEAHHHHH! Tell him to get ready for some arm wrestling! I am so proud of you guys.
    love,
    Becky

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  9. AnonymousOctober 20, 2010 at 9:37 AM

    Matt and Keri, it was great to see Matt at Northeast Animal-Power Field Days this last weekend. I had seen that he had registered, but I was caught by surprise when he reached out to me as I walked by. I'm overwhelmed by the degree of this undertaking. I just didn't know the details until he shared them with me on Saturday. It is good to know that he is making continual progress. Let me know if I can help make contact with any draft horse people when the time comes.
    Carl Russell, Bethel VT earthwise(at)hughes.net

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  10. alyOctober 21, 2010 at 7:30 AM

    So proud of you Matt! Looking good.

    xoxox
    aly

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  11. UnknownOctober 26, 2010 at 5:53 PM

    I love you both! Matt, look at you handsome. I adore you.

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  12. Megan CannellaOctober 26, 2010 at 8:56 PM

    THAT IS AWESOME! Matt, that video just made my night.
    Happy Halloween!
    Miss you guys so much.
    love
    Megan

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