Thursday evening, April 3 - approx 9:45 PM

Hello! Today was another fairly good day. They thought he had bloodclots in his right leg but the NIVA test resulted in everything normal. PTL!!!! He was on the 'tilt' board -- looks like a stretcher that they strap him to and it has a foot rest and they raise it up to 90*. He was on it at 70* for 30 minutes today ... the PT took off his 'mitt' and he reached down with that long arm and attempted to undo the strap around his knees!! He did not like the restraint! She would hold up a black cone and a white cone and ask him to take 'say the black cone' ... even though he had on the mitt he would put his hand around her wrist and bring the cone to his chest. He was consistent with the correct color 80% of the time. It was SO NEAT!! In OT/PT this morning they sit him up and put him down on each elbow for weight bearing. He also sat 'alone' for about 10 seconds - which is AWESOME!! They also let him lay on his stomach and put him 'up' on his elbows with his head up and he tolerated this very well also!! These little things are BIG things and are SOOOOOO encouraging!!! I neglected to tell y'all that when they weighed him last Saturday he had gained another 9/10 of a pound .... a POUND in my book! This makes a total of TWO .... only 45 more to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Carbs and Protein will do it!!!!!!!!!!!! He still is not swallowing on command nor moving his right arm/hand to speak of. He is moving his right hand with his left and today he was 'fondling' it and then he would look at me .... I reassured him his right hand will get better!!!! It was like he "knew" something just isn't right with his right hand and it troubled him. The EMG is still scheduled for the 9th. THANX for praying!! May God find us faithful!!! joan for us 4 I Cor 2:5 " ..... so that our faith not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God".......