Earlier Morning

Yesterday was a long day for Matt. He was up at 5 am to get ready for his 7 am appt. at the Sask. Abilities Council across town. They took longer getting him ready and were late getting to the taxi. The driver was upset until he realized they had sent the wrong size cab and Matt couldn't fit. So had to phone abilities council to say they would be late and waited for another cab. Finally made it to the appt. at 9:30 and they were still able to make a space and fit Matt for a brace for his left leg. Did lots of occupational therapy today where they do games and fit Matt for special equipment so he can do activities of daily living. They tried him out with a special pool cue attachment so he can play pool and also got him an automatic card shuffler. Played WII, which is a Nintendo game that needs actions to play. Tried the boxing and Matt was able to box with the right hand, also tried air hockey as well. Great game to increase his physical mobility. Thinking of purchasing one for Matt's birthday on Feb. 28th (21st birthday) but most places are sold out.
Matt's weight is at a whopping 175 lbs. Better then 162 I guess. It sure takes alot of calories to get that boy fat!! Rehab went well. They have started the neuromuscular stimulator on Matt's left elbow and hand, instead of just the bicep. Hopefully soon Matt will be able to bend his elbow and eventually be as good as his right. Tried standing again with the sit/stand machine. The first time Matt was dizzy so had to sit back down. The 2nd time was much better. He stands with his kness braced against the machine, so he is in a standing position. They asked him to move his right arm in front of his body and his left arm behind his body, so he could stretch his neck to look behind him. Did really well. Then while stilll standing, they asked him to pull his knees away from the machine and stand on his own, which he was able to do. This all lasted about 30 secs. Good work Matt!! The 3rd time he didn't stay up as long and the 4th time he was too tired and sat down quickly. What improvements already!! Wait until the brace is ready and then the left leg can take some of the workload.
Forgot to mention Matt finally received his own wheelchair, but they are still working out all the kinks. Lots of work to do before he can actually use it.
Believe Matt would have slept well last night because he was up so early and didn't nap all day. They are trying to cut down on his sleeping pills, but he still is up at night beause his mind won't turn off. But they will try and keep him so busy in the day that hopefully he willl sleep all night. Matt 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."