Dad had a great day at therapy Wednesday. My son Robby & I took him there. . . he did a lot of exercises to help his flexibility and strengthen his muscles and they always finish with him standing at the parallel bars. . . they help him to a stand about 3 times. I think he is feeling a little bit of the results of exercise this week - but he refuses to take even a tylenol for the aches because he says his stomach is fighting enough over the current load of pills he takes! Today he and Robby are sitting outside in the front yard watchin' planes - trains & automobiles! He has Physical Therapy again tomorrow morning and then tomorrow around 5pm he will go back to the Wellness Center for an occupational therapy evaluation - then we can add that this his therapy schedule next week! This week dad has battled a little bit of "melancholy" over things. . . I guess me turning 40, he & mom celebrating 50 years of marriage saturday and he can't do things the way he would have before. . . I think being in that bed watching tv is starting to "get to him" a bit more. . . he used to be in therapy all day. . . now we go just 3 days a week for an hour. . . so we are trying to adjust to a new way of life. . . he wanted me to read some of the blog to him this week. . . I did read some, but it made him too sad, so I had to stop. Please try to stop by and enjoy a laugh or two with dad and mom if you can- they are almost always home- if the van's there. . .he's there!
Have a great week! MBB
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