Bro. Dale has made some excellent progress. One of the therapists today said he was like a different person because he was so much more alert, holding his head up and looking around. The girls were amazed to see how drastically he had improved since they'd seen him last. He did really well with the grandkids being there yesterday too. He was awake all day today except for a couple of little cat naps. They had to do very little suctioning today too.
Today they had him standing up with a harness to hold him up for about 15 minutes! Even though he cannot hold his weight up at this point, his muscles were contracting and starting to try to work. They were shifting him back and forth on each leg.
The occupational therapist did some exercises with him with writing with his left hand. She had him doing things such as connecting the dots. She asked him questions about colors and things. She said that if you give him about 30 seconds to respond to a question or command, he is able to. But if you repeat the question, it confuses him because his brain thinks it has to process a new question. They asked him if he'd rather work in a group setting or one on one and he indicated he preferred one on one. They also asked him if he'd enjoy working with animals and doing some things outside and he indicated that he would like that. So down the road a little, he'll be given some opportunities to do that.
Mrs. Doug sounded very encouraged today as she gave the report. We praise God for how He is answering prayers and restoring Bro. Dale little by little. Continue to pray for strength for Mrs. Doug as well.
"12 I will consider all your works
and meditate on all your mighty deeds.”
13 Your ways, God, are holy.
What god is as great as our God?
14 You are the God who performs miracles;
you display your power among the peoples." Psalm 77:12-14
As we are all spending more time with family this week, I will not post again until Sunday.
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