The past few days have gone quite well. We have had no major problems to deal with...thank heaven! A couple of days ago, Larry did pull out his feeding tube again, and it has since been replaced. He has been doing as much as he can with his rehab. It is hard. I have learned that it doesn´t take long when you´re down to lose muscle mass and strength, and it takes much more time to recover the strength that you previously had. We have been told that for every day you are down, it takes three days of rehab to recover that day. Wow! We just don´t realize how important it is to keep moving and how much our daily activities keep our body functioning. Larry has lost a lot of weight and muscle mass and it will take time for his body to get strong again. Cognition is also a problem and we continue to hope and pray that he will do better in this área as well.
I thought you might like to see a few pics of Larry as he trys to get moving again. We are both trying hard to keep moving forward with everything we can muster. No matter our circumstances, or whatever our trials, we must always strive to move forward with determination, hope, and faith for a brighter tomorrow. Larry is moving forward....
Yay! He is doing great. Each day will bring a little bit of progress, and sometimes that is all you need to feel the progress. We are thinking of you with much love!
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