Rehab: One week down

Kaylie has almost completed a full week of therapy. People weren't kidding when they said Brooks Rehab is intense! She starts early in the morning and gets about 3.5 hours of therapy each day Monday - Friday. Every day she gets a little stronger. She is now able to sit up alone, stand with help, and take steps if someone moves her left foot for her. Of course she protests anything and everything the therapists tell her to do. She requires a lot of prodding! 

Yesterday I took Paul and Megan to see Kaylie and we were able to spend the night in her room. It wasn't exactly comfy, but so worth it for our family to all be together for a night. We went to the pond and fed the ducks some popcorn and hamburger buns. As we handed Kaylie pieces to throw in the water, we caught her sticking them in her own mouth. Poor girl has no "full valve" because of the steroids and she thinks about food non-stop. 

We got an answer to prayer yesterday when she started moving her arm! She now has movement of her shoulder and elbow; now we watch for movement in her wrist and hopefully her hand. They put her arm in a stimulator for a few minutes each day and remotely make her hand open and close. They were very excited to get movement the first time they tried it and said it doesn't work for a lot of people. It's a good sign that the "connection" from brain to hand could come back and the muscles still work. She could possibly regain some use of her left hand, and that's something the doctors said wouldn't happen...it's the miracle and answer to prayer we hope for!

Right now her target discharge date is the 29th. That could move to an earlier or later date, depending on her progress. 

Thank you for your prayers!