Catching Up

Jamie started his out-patient physical therapy Monday. He will be having physical therapy and occupational therapy three times a week, and speech therapy (which is working on visual scanning and higher level problem solving) two times a week. This week he has walked the length of the parallel bars (with the help of his therapist) several times. He says he feels "like Robocop" when he's walking - he still has the brace on his left leg, plus a couple of orthotic boots. Today he visited his vascular doctor - had ultrasounds on his legs. The good news is the clot that was in his right leg is gone, and the clot that is in his left leg is smaller than it was.

The doctor looked at his toes on his right foot. They are healing, but it's time for the dead tissue to be cleaned up. He will have surgery in a couple of weeks to remove the dead skin and see what's underneath. This will probably involve a night or two in the hospital. We'll let you know as soon as we do when this will happen.

And again, I must report that Jamie's spirits are wonderful - he is an inspiration to me. I hope you will all continue to pray for Jamie's recovery.