An improvement in mobility

Today Bob had all three therapies as well as occupational therapy group. He also had an ultrasound this morning to examine his liver. Bob's doctor wanted to take a closer look to see why some blood tests had come out abnormal. We will have the results tomorrow.

Tomorrow Bob will be fitted for a custom made plastic support for his right leg and foot. I mentioned this kind of support about a week ago on the blog after I spent last thursday observing his many therapies. Bob wore a generic one during his physical therapy session. It is made of a hard plastic and it is in the shape of an "L". It goes from his toes to just below the back of his knee. It is fastened by Velcro straps and its purpose is to prevent his right foot from flopping down. Without this Bob could easily trip on his own foot as it would drag on the floor when he lifts his right leg off the floor.

Today Bob walked from the toilet to his bed using the help of the one sided walker (whose proper name is hemi-walker). The nurse hovered to provide help if he needed it, but Bob did not need her assistance. My mom spoke with Bob's physical therapist and he thinks Bob's mobility will be 50% wheelchair and 50% walker.

During speech therapy today Bob practiced more opposites including "up and down" and then during occupational therapy Bob said "up and down" as he did reps!

I went to visit Bob today with my kids this afternoon and we spent some time together in the sun room. We watched him play the first advanced card on the traffic game. Before staring, Bob lined up all the cars by size. He completed the card in less than five minutes. After that Bob played the letter tile game and got all three words. If he keeps this up through the weekend, next week Bob will graduate to five letter words.

That's all for today. Thanks for reading and keep the positive thoughts and prayers coming.