Paul's Update - 03/13/06

Dear Friends:

Well ... Mom has all her stuff in her new home. The truck came about 8:30am and was there until about 1:30 PM. Mom, Ann & I are pretty tired but we got lots of stuff done to organize the house today.

Paul had a great day. PT started early this morning. The therapist got him to walk with the walker about 60 feet total (in three shifts of walking and resting). The occupational therapist worked on rolling over and getting up on his knees. She also worked with balancing himself. The speech therapist worked on chewing and swallowing more today. She also worked with exercising his tongue. She decided to try an experiment with Peanut Butter. She put some on his lips and he actually got his tongue out of his mouth and to his lips to LICK IT OFF!!! This is very significant since she hasn't been able to get him to stick his tongue out at all! It was a beautiful day so Dad took Paul outside. They saw some horses across the road from the hospital. Paul's wheelchair had a "flat" (the rubber came off the wheel) ... Dad thought he was going to have to call for a "wheelchair tow truck" LOL. He got it fixed though! The new medicine that Paul is taking makes him so much more alert. He was awake most of the day. We are excited that he seems more alert and is working so hard. On a scale of miles he is doing inches but we are so happy to have it! God is working on him each day. His injury was so severe and it is going to take such a long time (and has already!) but we are grateful for improvements each day! Have a great day!!

Love, Lynne & Carl