Tuesday, April 12th

Visitors:
Rick S., Shelley, Mike Thompson, Tim McDougall

Progress and Activities:
-8:45 stretches with Lucy
-working on the dressing again. Practice make perfect they say.
-OT with Jeanette they spoke about the home visit to Brian's parent place on Thursday. We will take some equipment with us to see if it fits in the bathroom.
-PT with Michelle was about transfers once again (this is so important in having a mobile lifestyle). They also worked on body lifting and working on the neck and shoulders with massage so they do not get overworked.
-lunch then to the gym with Lucy for weights and fun!
-PT with Michelle this afternoon was again about the lifting of the body. But this time, Brian had to roll on his belly then using only his arms and shoulders. He had to get to the position of being on his hands and knees. This took a whole lot of strength. Michelle helped hold his hips in place and his pants had to be pushed up to his knees to get "grip" on the mat. Brian did this twice. Then Michelle had Brian sit with his legs outstretched in front between two 10-inch high foam blocks. Brian had to lift his body up and his butt off the mat. This butt of his was about 5 inches off the mat. I could never do that. Way to go Brian!
-then down in the Atrium we ran into Mike Thompson that we met a few weeks ago. His injury is a T12 . We sat with him from 3:30 until 7:00 and Brian (and I) learned so much. He is a very nice guy and willing to answer so many of Brian's questions. Then when he was departing we went out to the parking lot and he showed us how he gets in and out of his car. Good ideas for next time for us to try.
-Since we missed supper, Brian and Tim McDougall ate in the Courtyard cafe and Shelley went home