The Saga Continues

Matt continues in rehab and we are hoping to keep him there as long as possible. He likes the staff and therapists, but still loves to come home on the weekends. This weekend the weather was great on Friday and he was able to sit out on the deck while John cooked on the barbeque. However the weather turned into that March lion and dumped over 15 cm of snow. Wet, cold, miserable. On Sunday our wonderful neighbors came and cleaned our driveway so we could get Matt back to rehab. By the time we returned a lot of the snow was blown back in and Matt's van barely made it through. No four wheel drive which makes it tough.
Matt was disappointed today because he couldn't stand without his brace. He wanted to try and the therapist said that he could but it might be difficult. He still stood three times. Matt is now trying to go from a standing position and then a slight sitting position and back up again. I will try to explain. When Matt goes to a standing position, they move the bed to the highest position so when he goes into a standing position, he doesn't have far to go. After he stands for a bit with the leg brace on the left leg in position, he tries to bend his right knee like he was about to sit down. because he cannot stand without his brace, it must stay locked in place and only the right knee is bending. Then Matt must push up back into a standing position. He is able to do it three or four times, each time he is standing so it adds up to 10 times. Mom says his right leg just shakes it takes so much effort with such a little bit of muscle to work with. The therapists are still amazed at his progress.
Yesterday they were working on his left arm, practicing supination and pronation. basically when his arm is resting on the table, Matt must try and turn his arm so his palm faces upwards and then back so his palm faces to the table. He does it better when he turns so his palm faces up. They are working on it to give Matt more mobility to help dress himself. He can now put his own shirt on by using his right arm and teeth. They got him doing his own buttons with the neatest little tool.
We are so grateful for all the prayers and thoughts regarding Shaunie. She is back to her normal self and the MRI did not show anything, however it wasn't the best diagnostic tool as Shaunie was unable to hold still enough in the machine. I had prayed that she would do well but just before she went into the room, I decided to give the Ativan the Dr. had prescribed to semi-sedate her. Thank goodness it did not take effect until after the MRI because it had the exact oppisite effect. We had to watch her like a hawk because she was like a drunk 4 year old, running into walls, jumping on the bed and off like it was still beneath her feet, screaming and agitated for 12 hours. Not a good day. Trust in the Lord and do not doubt, that is what I learned!