Walked 20 Steps!

Good Evening

 

I am glad to report that the day was better, after a week in the doldrums today was a welcome respite.  Andrea was feeling better from morning on, went to PT where she walked 20 steps, about 5.5 feet for her.  Afterwards she said her legs had not hurt.  With help we weighed her standing on the scale, later on we had her stand pivot and sitdown in her wheelchair to go to the gym.  Her OT was better,working with her arms and hands is getting stronger too, although it will still be a long haul till she is fully able to walk and move even close to what she used to do.  Today her doctor told her the only thing keeping her in the hospital yet is her weakness and nutrition.  He said though that even if she was not eating but was able to walk some again, he was ready to let her go to the Ronald Mcdonald House for night, scary thought.  A pump could be brought here, we are taking care of that aspect anyway.  She was in the teen room this afternoon for awhile again, playing games.  They started today with shutting off the feeding pump for the day and only running it at night, hoping that her appetite will return.  We think it is a little premature to try, we feel she should have a little more time for her stomach to get used to having something in it, but the doctor said she is tolerating feed in her stomach much better already than he had expected, so we'll just have to see how things shape up in this regard. I see my thoughts are all jumbled up and confusing, the sentences do not follow in sequence, so I guess it is time to close.

 

Goodnight, Maynard