Bro. Dale had a good day today. They had him walking with a half walker and a lower leg brace (different from the air brace he had used before). This one is more like a metal boot. But there was nothing from the knee up. He did really well with it. He would get tired and have to sit down, but he did great with it.
The speech therapist said he'd gotten a little frustrated while he was being evaluated. He was trying to say so much but could only get "well good" out. He was clearly rattled by it. But the therapist said she knows where to start with him from there and they will get him past that point.
The OT had him matching all kinds of shapes. Then he'd have to pick up some pegs and put them in a peg board.
The respiratory therapist will come in tonight and she is hoping to find out more about how soon the trach can come out.
He got back to the room about 3:30 and Porkchop came to visit for a while. Bro. Dale ate all of his meals in the dining room today. There were other people there that they had a conversation with and Mrs. Doug said Bro. Dale seemed really comfortable and would nod and say, "uh huh" a lot. He also got a chance to spend some time outside and enjoy the pretty weather. They have a deck on the 3rd floor that they can go out on with tables and sitting areas. She's hoping to get him out there as often as possible.
The sink in his room is such that he can roll right up to it in the wheel chair. She showed him how to adjust the water and he washed his face and brushed his teeth. He even leaned over and spit, which is something he's not been able to do. Mrs. Doug said that when he brushes his teeth, he seems completely normal with the speed and accuracy that he has with it.
Thursdays are the days that they do staff meetings and patient evaluations and report to the family. They will do his first evaluation like that next week. This week they will do individual evaluations as they get started.
"6 “This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.
7 “What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’”
8 Then the word of the LORD came to me: 9 “The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this temple; his hands will also complete it. Then you will know that the LORD Almighty has sent me to you." Zechariah 4:6-9
Dear Lord, Just as you did with Zerubbabel, we pray that you would empower Bro. Dale with your Spirit so that he can overcome the mountain in front of him. See this recovery process through to completion, Lord. Bless him so that all will know that the Lord Almighty is God and He is able. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
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