Cold Weather has Returned

Well the brief reprieve from cold weather was just enough to ready us for the next blast from old man winter. Last night it dropped to -28, but thankfully no wind.
Another busy week for Matt. In OT Sonja, his therapist had a helper from physiotherapy with her and the two of them really worked Matt's abs. They notice after a weekend of doing very little therapy that Matt is not quite as strong but by Thursday he is gaining again. For a quad, he must work at least 3 hours a day to keep what he has and any extra hours are for improvement. Tough job day in and day out. On Thursday the girls called me down to see what Matt was up to. He was in the middle of his leg exercises by using the bike. Usually he needs Cecilia or Airene to hold his feet and push on his feet to get him started and to maintain movement. On this particular day Matt was doing it on his own. The spasms were hard to work through and his movements were very jerky, but he managed to do it for more about 20 cycles. Still rooting for you Matt!!
Wednesday Cecelia, Airene, Matt and I went for wing night at Tony Roma's. $3.50 for 10 wings and they were great. Matt was in his glory. He couldn't eat as much as he wanted because after supper it was off to the spa for his massage. The massage therapist also did some treatment for "backne", or back acne that worked fairly well. He was on the table for 2 hours and we had a tough time getting him off because he was so relaxed. The four of us must lift him from the bed to the chair which is no easy task for 4 women, but somehow we manage without dropping him on the floor!
Friday dad left to go home again, which is just after the weather turned cold. Wednesday night was -2 and by Thursday am it was blizzard condition with the thermostat rapidly decreasing in temperature. By the afternoon it was -30 with the windchill. So on Friday I again became the chauffeur, taking Matt for his bath. It wasn't bad going to Innisfail but was much colder on the way back and all of us couldn't wait to get in the nice warm house. The van just doesn't produce enough heat. That is why we were very excited to find a used Dodge Sprinter in Calgary and put a down payment on it. It is a 2.7 litre with a Mercedes engine in it. It holds up to ten passengers but will will take the seats out to fit his chair in. The roof is 6 feet in height and we will not have to raise the door because it it also high enough for Matt. We realize that even though we fixed up the old one, it just doesn't suffice for cold weather. So we are going to pick it the new one up sometime this coming week and the find a place that will put a lift in it for Matt. Great West Life will pay for the lift to be put in so that is one less expense that we are grateful we do not have to pay. The Lord constantly provides for our needs and for that we are continously grateful. Psalms 92:4-5 "For you make me glad by your deeds, O Lord: I sing for joy at the works of your hands. How great are your works, O Lord, how profound your thoughts!"