Watch him go!

We've been mostly around the house since the procedure last week. Just an evening walk on Sunday to hear the community concert from a distance, and a trip to the recumbent bike at the gym today. But the funnest thing is that yesterday and today Michael has not wanted to use his wheelchair at all. (and hasn't used it!) First thing in the morning he says, "Walker. No wheelchair."

Today he went from the bed to the kitchen table - kitchen table to patio - patio to bathroom - bathroom to family room - family room to car - car to gym - gym to car - car to kitchen table - kitchen table to front bedroom for a nap. I wish I knew how far he has gone, but it is super exciting. AND most of that walking has been with minimal assistance to steer him to the right, and giving some verbal cues. THAT'S IT!

He wanted to walk to the gym, but we definitely are not ready for that. (thinking BIG!)  ❤

We are still waiting for the new PT, OT, and Speech referral to clear Kaiser so we can get back in the therapy routine, but I think we're doing pretty well in keeping progress going forward on our own.

Here is a fun pic of M helping clean the patio slab and patio cover the other day. 😁  Putting him to work!  LOL


He is still having issues with swallowing thin liquids and coughing like a maniac. Hope that one fixes itself soon. That would be SO GREAT!!  But for now, progress in many areas is certainly promising. YAY!

We had a nice visit yesterday with our former director (and current Asst. Sup.) Tracy. She and her adorable toddler twins (boy and girl) stopped by to see us. It was so fun to have some littles in the house.

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