Dennis had another breakthrough today his fourth full day of therapy. He was able to transfer from his wheelchair to his bed without any assistance using his transfer board. The transfer board is a six inch wide and four foot long wooden board that bridges the gap between the wheelchair and the bed and gives Dennis the ability to scoot himself on the board by using his upper body strength. After he was able to transfer he was insistent on grabbing his legs and swinging them on the bed and taking off his tennis shoes again without any assistance. It was absolutely amazing to watch. I wish I would have videoed the transfer, but I just couldn't believe what I was seeing. His leg strength in just four days has been mind blowing. I was doing my nightly exercises with him tonight and he is just getting stronger and stronger in his left leg. Before this week I was only able to see his quad muscle flicker. Tonight I was able to see his quad muscle flex. Keep sending your prayers Dennis's way.....we are on our way to meeting our first goal which is to have Dennis standing on his own with no assistance by tomorrow.
Before Dennis went into therapy his mom and my mom had a good time picking out some retro t-shirts for Dennis to wear while in therapy. We all know how much Dennis loves his 80's cartoons and television shows. Tamra, Dennis's occupational therapist, has also had a good time picking out different shirts for Dennis to wear each day. Tamra and I keep trying to get Dennis to wear this retro Smurfs shirt so lets send Dennis lots of messages encouraging him to rock out his bright blue Smurfs shirt. Heeheee :-)
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