her own walker

Cosima now has her own walker she uses. This means she is definitely fitting in at the nursing center since that seems to be the preferred mode of transportation.

She is walking very short distances in therapy with a band around her and with a chair directly behind her so she can sit down as needed. Being able to move around on her own (well almost on her own) is huge - after all she has pretty much been in bed for most of the last 2 months. She is finally gaining some independence and mobility though it is still very limited.

Her physical therapy is extremely intensive right now. She sees 3 different therapists each day during the week and it is very exhausting for her. She has so much they are working on with her and it is for a large portion of her day.

The dentist is one of the next priorities on her list and she wants to go when Sam is down there next weekend. She will need someone to lift her in and out of the chair so she has requested his assistance.

As of right now she is still asking not to have visitors. The therapy is wearing her out and she is still concentrating and putting all of her energy into therapy. When Sam spoke with her this evening she was very tired and reiterated her request for the time being. If anyone knows of anyone with plans to visit please ask them to hold off for right now.

Thanks again for your understanding. We are very pleased about her being able to use the walker more and the fact she is seeing progress from her therapy.