Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Stop the world, I want to get off!!

Working full time makes for a busy life!! Time is just flying and I keep forgetting to purchase my ticket!!
Matt seems to be feeling better. He is on antibiotics and we think he may have had strep throat. Mom and Matty were supposed to go to Calgary last weekend but Matt woke up on Saturday with a flaming red throat and was so sore he could hardly swallow. Good thing we have our own pharmacy in our cupboard we just fixed him right up! However we are hoping to go the Calgary this weekend for Bobby's birthday party since we were unable to go to Jacki's.
Tomorrow is Matt's monthly family meeting and we have a sneaky suspicion that Matt will be discharged by the end of the week. So we are preparing for that. So I will write in the blog tomorrow to let everyone know what is happening.
Last week Matt tried something new. The therapists got him to lay on his stomach on the plith board. They used a wedge under his tummy to get him up on all fours, like a baby ready to crawl. Then they asked him to arch his back like a cat. He was able to do one and was exhausted! That is not only working on his abs but also the lower back muscles which are extremely weak. Just getting him on all fours was a challenge!
So it is an exercise we will have to keep up at home.
May 8th there is a wheelchair open house at the Red Deer College to see if there is an interest in wheelchair sports, such as wheelchair basketball and wheelchair ball hockey. We are encouraging Matt to attend but he is like the rest of us, so competitive that if he isn't the best he doesn't want to try, but we are going to abduct him and take him anyway. The coordinator said he can just come and observe first and then participate later. However she has to look for a wheelchair big enough for his height.
Update you more tomorrow.
Pray for better Alberta weather!