A big day

Today, Matt had about 3 hrs of rehab. Maybe a bit too much as he got tired, then didn't want to eat lunch because he felt nauseous, then he had to have gravel. This caused him to sleep from 3pm until 6pm - but once 7pm came along he ate all his supper from the hospital, plus poached eggs courtesy of dad.

Rehab highlights - He has a different therapist today who has a slightly different approach then some of the others, and wanted to see all he could do. She then tried 2 new exercises: 1) She got him sitting up on the mat, then lifted the mat hydraulically so that his feet were just barely above the floor. Then she asked him to straighten out his leg so it would be parallel with the floor. Matt was able to lift each leg one at a time almost level (about 2/3 extension), hold it for a couple seconds, and then back to the floor. Awesome job Matt! 2) She had him lie down on his back with his knees up, and his heels on the bed. Then she moved his legs apart, and he could pull them back together again. Praise God that his quadriceps and his groin muscles are working!!!! Phil 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!"

Matt continues to play cards - once someone shuffles for him, he uses his right hand to deal out the cards, put his cards in his holder, play out the cards, and move his own pegs. Also, he has started to go daily to the community computer on the floor to read people's comments. Thanks so much for your support and prayers as Matt continues his recovery.

A very rewarding day!