Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Run Forrest

Kathy’s been quite the item of discussion around the Sharp facility. The therapist think Kathys progress has been so remarkable her recovery should been better documented. Why? They wanted to put Kathy on the Sharp Experience, there Hospital publication that highlights the truly amazing stories.

As Sunday moved into Monday, Kathy had her surgery boots removed and totally new casts put on. Kathy commented this was the most painful experience she can recall in her life. The staff let Kathy get her breath and they got her up to walk. It was painful but rewarding.

By today Kathy is motoring around like no ones business. In therapy this morning she’s using a walker and went a couple hundred yards today! Her feet are flat and unless for some strange reason, I predict she is going to walk fine with or without her boots. Her legs are working well, both left and right and over the next week she should get her tone back.

The greatest news is Kathy says the “Fog” continues to lift so it appears the shunt is working as designed. I still never got hooked up with Dr. Kureshi concerning what type was installed but it seems to be doing just fine. Her voice is stronger, her level of cognitive abilities are almost normal and she appears jumps and bounds ahead of yesterday. Every day’s becoming a treat, just coming in and seeing Kathy’s progress !

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