Another week

Whew. Another week down. The slowest days ever, but all of the sudden it's Friday.

And guess what...Andy gets a day pass to come home tomorrow and Sunday!

Ok so that's technically a lie...we have to go to my parents to avoid all stairs at our house. But the parent's house - much better than the hospital! And let's be real, they will cook for us and probably clean up after us too, so it's a win win.

Andy had a really great week, hence the get out of jail for a day pass. His PT and OT team also got his doctor to lift the room restrictions he has had in place. Now Andy can get out of bed and into his wheelchair or to his walker without the assistance of a nurse.  When I visited over lunch he got up, walked a few feet to his walker, shook his ass and then moved on.  Again, no need to worry about this guy's spirits.

I watched another session of physical therapy today too and it's crazy to see how much has changed in a week. When Andy did leg lifts last week, he would lift about 5 inches off the mat. Now he is lifting as high as he normally would. When he laid on his stomach or side last week, he was barely able to lift his legs. Now he's able to, not quite as high as normal, but he can do it! He is also learning to walk with a cane, pimp style. He used the cane to walk up and down a flight of stairs, which gives me great confidence he will be home soon. He is also walking a five hundred foot distance with the walker. Yes, he's tired after all of this, but he has come so far!

So yeah, that's about all there is to report on that...but I'm sure I'll have some stories of Andy's Day Out. I'm so excited that he and Emmie will get to spend some real, normal time together.