He now has a recreational therapist. She took him to lunch in the hospital cafeteria. He had pizza with stuffed crust, salad and lemonade.
She had him practice driving the wheelchair into a mini van. The middle seats were removed and then he is anchored in like the buses we use in school. He said he couldn't see the ramp, she had to direct him.
She said she would take him to the swimming pool. They have water wings for arms and legs that he will use. They want to get the weight off his body. He said he would be able to push off with his left foot as he can move it now any time he wants. He says he can move his shoulders now, they are just really weak.
Other activities planned are the movies and dinner. Her job is to get him acclimated to the community doing normal activities in the wheelchair. He said I could go with them when I am in town. I will pencil him in.
He said Verl Miller comes to see him. He wants to go visit them on the ninth floor in the central tower. That is the quilt floor.
Met with our contractor today for a ramp, a wet bathroom (that means the shower might get everything in the room wet) and widening doorways. Also got an estimate to upgrade the carpets to flooring. Moved things out of the bathrooms and moved a bookcase to widen a doorway. We will stack the washer and dryer and Andrew will have to take the shelving down.
We have way too much junk. Our children have been telling me to get rid of stuff, I guess now is as good a time as any.
Shelly Dall brought over three DVDs of Andrews bb games. Bruce will watch them and make sure Andrew's form is right and that he works hard.
Talked to Sheri Clemens and will go visit her house tomorrow to see the changes they made. Her husband had Lou Gehrig's disease. They had made the changes to their home before he had gotten too bad.
How do people do this? I made a list so will tackle it one day at a time. Andrew will help me organize the house, although he is going on a date tomorrow. Maybe he will pencil me in.
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