Matt returned to Parkridge safely on Sunday evening. Not sure how he feels about that. On one hand, it is so nice to be home, and on the other hand it is great to be back for rehab.
Yesterday Matt didn't have his meds before rehab and he spasmed quite a bit which makes it difficult to move. But he still did alright considering that he hasn't had any therapy for over a week. The therapist was worried that Matt may have regressed so she did a functional test to see where he is at. Matt is still registering 0 on the left hand but she can feel it is trying to move. She has set some goals for Matt to attain this week. They are not easy goals so Matt will have to work very hard.
1) Eat one meal a day by himself (not including cutting the meat)
2) Walk 50 feet (Matt will walk three times this week)
3) When laying down on his right side, has to push himself up into a sitting position(this will be very difficult, lots of prayers for this one!!)
4) Roll when laying down to both sides (right now Matt does okay from right to left)
So Matt has his work cut out for him. When I asked how he was feeling, states his hands are numb, can hardly grasp anything. Hopefully it is just a transient thing and will be better today. Tried the muscle stimulator on his left arm. He was disappointed with the results, hoping to have more movement, but the movement he had before is still there.
Mom and Matt and quite a laugh over trying to do rehab in the evening in his bed. Mom had tied one of those therabands (the stretchy exercises bands) to the foot of his bed and wanted him to pull with his right hand. Mom should have been in the girl scouts for knot tying lessons because Matt pulled so hard, that the band let go from the foot of the bed and smacked him right in the face!! I sure wish I could have seen that! Purely to be sympathetic, right Matt? Never to laugh! (Giggle, giggle).
Thanks again to all of you who came to visit Matt while he was home, who took the time to chat, or just say hello. So good to see Matt in more of a normal environment for a 21 year old.
1 Peter 5:10 "And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast."
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4 comments:
Hey Matt! Glad to hear you were able to spend some time at home and with family. Hope all goes well this week with you attaining your goals! Keep on persevering!
Denise & Darryl
hey matt kept an eye on the blog to see what was happening. keep up the hard work, and dont be to hard on your mamma.
think about you lots
ella
hi Matt-
New goals to reach-work-work-work...sounds like us this week-taking cattle in so busy time but hey we got some rain and grass now!Have a great week - talk to you soon. yy
I'm finally back in town where I have access to the internet. Being on the farm without the net or a landline phone puts me back in the dark ages.
It sure was good to see you again - even though it was under not such great circumstances. Looks like you're eating well too.
Sounds like you have your work cut out for you. Can kind of imagine that band hitting you right in the face. Couldn't have felt all that nice I don't think, but I'm sure you put a good spin on it anyways.
Keep up the good work - you're doing great.
The Hertz's
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