Tuesday Update -Independence Day! (final day as an inpatient)
Had OT and PT back-to-back this morning. Good practice in getting M ready for the rigors of outpatient therapy. He was super tired, but did great.
He got his Independence Day shirt today and got his photo taken and put on the wall with all of the others before him who got well enough to go home. But what was super exciting is the PT had him sign a photo release. I almost told her he could not sign, but instead just let him go for it. He started writing his name and had a nearly perfectly formed M (in the same style he had prior to the stroke) and you could recognize a C and an N. Won't be long until he will have that back to, I have a feeling! yay!
In OT, with the adorable Whitney, he bounced a soft basketball off a net and caught it again. Over and over, sitting then standing! His reaction time was really great. Then he did his favorite hand over hand windmill exercise. We still have equilibrium issues and need to learn to straighten up while sitting and standing and not leaning so far to the left. We have lots of "posture check" moments.
Later, while resting, I was kidding him about all of the ladies who flirt with him when I am not here and he said "I give out the I'm not available signal." LOLOLOLOL.....this guy cracks me up daily!
In less than 24 hours we will be home! Super excited to ease into our own routine. Lots to get used to, but we are both so looking forward to it.
He got his Independence Day shirt today and got his photo taken and put on the wall with all of the others before him who got well enough to go home. But what was super exciting is the PT had him sign a photo release. I almost told her he could not sign, but instead just let him go for it. He started writing his name and had a nearly perfectly formed M (in the same style he had prior to the stroke) and you could recognize a C and an N. Won't be long until he will have that back to, I have a feeling! yay!
In OT, with the adorable Whitney, he bounced a soft basketball off a net and caught it again. Over and over, sitting then standing! His reaction time was really great. Then he did his favorite hand over hand windmill exercise. We still have equilibrium issues and need to learn to straighten up while sitting and standing and not leaning so far to the left. We have lots of "posture check" moments.
Later, while resting, I was kidding him about all of the ladies who flirt with him when I am not here and he said "I give out the I'm not available signal." LOLOLOLOL.....this guy cracks me up daily!
In less than 24 hours we will be home! Super excited to ease into our own routine. Lots to get used to, but we are both so looking forward to it.
