Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Off the walker and on to the Cane!

It is official - as of today Kathy is off the walker and onto the cane only! She got this news today from her PT therapist at Kessler. Progress continues for Kathy everyday. It seems as if it is exponential and progress compounds on progress. We have been really happy about this for the past 3-4 weeks. The next major milestone will be driving the car. This should help her regain a large part of the independence that she has lost. Right now the steering wheel is no problem as the strength and dexterity in Kathy's upper body is very good. Her legs are still lagging behind a bit and she is not able to move from gas pedal to brake (important item!).
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 20, 2010 at 7:21 PM

    Nonsense! Who needs the brakes?!? Keep up the good foot work! Love, us

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  2. UnknownJuly 22, 2010 at 1:38 PM

    Remember to keep the cane as it can be excellent motivation tool when you resume the Friday class.

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  3. UnknownJuly 23, 2010 at 10:03 PM

    From the bike to the car, great progress. I have seen you drive and you rarely used the brake any way!!

    Nice work!!

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  4. AnonymousJuly 30, 2010 at 8:05 PM

    Brakes, shmakes. Whatcha gonna hit, a benny? No big deal. They'll earn you 20 points anyway.

    Keep up the great work!
    Gayle

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