Homecoming Day 9-11-07
Mom and Dad will be arriving at 1:03 PM at Eppley Airfield today. Leah and I are very excited and are ready for them to be home as soon as possible. We went over to the house last night, and Bill and Judith helped me prepare some areas so Mom can navigate around the house, and sit in the living room (also known as her new bedroom) and be entertained etc...
Leah did get her cast off of her right forearm and wrist, and the orthopedic said that she is making good steady progress towards full recovery. She was fitted with a splint, which is much more comfortable then the cast, as she can actually scratch sometimes! This is also positive, as she can now get that arm wet, so can finally wash that arm really well, and we don't have to put plastic bags all over her arm to prevent the cast getting wet. Her arm looked pretty good for being in a cast for nearly 6 weeks, as she didn't appear to have significant muscle loss or a lot of weakness in the hand. She must have been faithfully doing her finger flexing exercises...
Leah and I would like to extend another thanks out to our friend Mary, who came over and worked both of us over on the massage table. the massage session helps work some of the tension out of the muscles, and really lets us relax. This was especially good for Leah as it helped work some of the new muscle tightness that resulted from her doing her active PT.
Speaking of PT, Leah will now also be starting physical therapy for her wrist and fingers, along with the active PT for her shoulder. She continues to make progress, and is very determined to get full functionality back in her right arm. The active PT is very painful, but she is tough and works thru the pain and continues to make small steps towards recovery.
Thanks again to all of you for continuing to care about us, and thanks for all the prayers and generous support.
Jay
Leah did get her cast off of her right forearm and wrist, and the orthopedic said that she is making good steady progress towards full recovery. She was fitted with a splint, which is much more comfortable then the cast, as she can actually scratch sometimes! This is also positive, as she can now get that arm wet, so can finally wash that arm really well, and we don't have to put plastic bags all over her arm to prevent the cast getting wet. Her arm looked pretty good for being in a cast for nearly 6 weeks, as she didn't appear to have significant muscle loss or a lot of weakness in the hand. She must have been faithfully doing her finger flexing exercises...
Leah and I would like to extend another thanks out to our friend Mary, who came over and worked both of us over on the massage table. the massage session helps work some of the tension out of the muscles, and really lets us relax. This was especially good for Leah as it helped work some of the new muscle tightness that resulted from her doing her active PT.
Speaking of PT, Leah will now also be starting physical therapy for her wrist and fingers, along with the active PT for her shoulder. She continues to make progress, and is very determined to get full functionality back in her right arm. The active PT is very painful, but she is tough and works thru the pain and continues to make small steps towards recovery.
Thanks again to all of you for continuing to care about us, and thanks for all the prayers and generous support.
Jay
Labels: Accident, Homecoming, Leah, Mom
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