Mrs. Doug called and said that she met with the team of therapists this afternoon. They made the referral to the Methodist Rehab in Jackson and should be hearing from them on Monday or Tuesday. They will have someone come to Baldwyn to evaluate him. Mrs. Doug will need to be present for that. It doesn't usually take that long once they are referred. They could be in Jackson as early as the end of next week, depending on how quickly the evaluation is done, but by the next week for sure.
He is tolerating standing in the frame for 30 minutes at a time without his blood pressure dropping. And he was able to walk up the parallel bars 3x with only 2 people helping him, where it used to take 4. They are not using the weight cast on his right leg anymore, so he is controlling the movement in that right leg now. They are still using the electrical stimulation to strengthen the movement on his right leg.
The OT has been working with him on getting dressed. He is needing minimal amounts of help to get his shirt and pants on now.
The speech therapist has been working with him on matching pictures and words. He was able to match them, which means he's able to read. He got a lot of them right, but he did miss a few. He is able to stick his tongue out now and move it from side to side. Today she was using words like "black" and "white", "husband" and "wife", "cream" and "sugar," "hot" and "cold," "young" and "old." He was able to say "white," "old," and "no." This is an improvement from his "well good" that he has only been able to say prior to now.
His blood pressure is leveled out and holding steady instead of fluctuating. His stitches are out and the scar on his head you can barely see anymore. Mrs. Doug said that once his hair grows back, you won't be able to see it at all. She was amazed. She's going to send some pictures soon of him. The doctor that replaced his skull wanted them to come back on March 5th for a CT scan, but she's hoping that follow up can be done in Jackson so they don't have to drive him back up for that.
Mrs. Doug has told Bro. Dale about what is ahead and she could tell he understands and is excited about it. She said that there is a couch bed in his room in Jackson that she could stay on, but if need be, she will be able to stay with Barbara and Larry. She is planning to stay down there with him for the first week or so, but doesn't know yet how it will be for longer term.
God has done marvelous things and we are so thankful for answered prayers! Thank You, Lord, You are good!
"17 You hear, O LORD, the desire of the afflicted;
you encourage them, and you listen to their cry," Psalm 10:17
"5 But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
6 I will sing to the LORD,
for he has been good to me." Psalm 13:5-6
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