Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Our 1st PT Appt

So we had our first PT appointment today and it was awesome. The Hospital is really nice and the therapists are all really great. Our therapist is Jennifer and she is awesome, and very knowledgable. She gave Mark a workout thats for sure. Today Mark stood up for the first time in almost 6 years which was really exciting to watch!!! He said the view gave him a new perspective which he hadn't had in a long time! The appointment was just as hard mentally as it was physically. She was holding his legs in different positions and having him try to move them and visualize doing it. After awhile she stopped to get him a towel and she was kind of laughing because he was already sweating. It's great to know that they are going to work him hard in every area. It was really exciting watching him stand up and she had him put all his weight on his legs while she held his knees. He was able to do it and then she had him move his knees in and out. We get more and more excited everyday with all this new stuff we are learning and they are doing. Tomorrow is his first injection which unfortunatley i won't be ale to get any pictures because that is one thing they won't let you get pictures or film of but we will let you know how it goes. I posted some videos from his therapy appointment so you can see how well he did!!!

1 comment:

  1. Wow! That is so awesome! I have to admit I got teary eyed watching the videos--don't tell Mark :). I think you need some parallel bars at home, that would be cool. I am so glad you are sharing with us. Great job on the blog, it looks cute :).

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