Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Tuesday, August 28

John had his weekly benchmarking in PT this morning -- his new accomplishments:
  • He can (mostly) stand up from a seated position;
  • He stood and kept his balance for 2 minutes;
  • He stood and kept his balance for 30 seconds with his feet together;
  • He stood and kept his balance for 10 seconds with his eyes closed.
I went in to have lunch with him, and he was happy to report that he still loves my meatloaf! I also accomplished a first -- I made his lima beans for him (the FIRST time I'd ever cooked them) and he ate all of them :)

Tomorrow, he has his surgical consult, so we should know soon if he needs a second surgery to reinforce the fusion from the first one.
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4 comments:

  1. BrianSmythJr.August 28, 2012 at 10:49 PM

    Amazing progress I am so proud of the advancements he has made.

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  2. UnknownAugust 29, 2012 at 7:27 AM

    Yes, amazing progress. I want to shout it to the world!!
    Abby, at-a-boy to you too.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 29, 2012 at 9:02 AM

    WOW!! So happy with your progress John. And I'm with Pat, Abby. Thanks for taking such great care of our brother.

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  4. UnknownSeptember 2, 2012 at 8:17 PM

    Thanks, Pat, Susan, and Brian -- he's taken such good care fo me for the past 11 years. Now it's my turn!

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