partial weight bearing status

Cosima has reached weight bearing status in one of her legs and partial weight bearing status in her other leg. And some weight bearing status in her right arm and left shoulder. This is a great step in her recovery. What it means is that progressively with the help of a walker she will be able to stand up and put just a little bit of weight on her legs for a short period of time. This will increase with time and therapy.

The visit to the hospital was very exhausting and took quite a bit out of her. During her visit to the hospital she even stood up for a minute to show the doctor her legs are ready to begin taking the weight. Very exciting! And frankly very shortly will make trips to the restroom much easier.

Because of the progressively increased activities and physical therapy Cosima has requested at this time to hold off on having any visitors for a bit. Her concentration and energy needs to be put entirely into her therapy and she wants to save all of her energy and strength for that right now.

We really appreciate all those that have taken time to spend time with her and visit her but she is requesting a break. I will update the blog when she is ready to have visitors again.

Thanks for your understanding and am sure that everyone wants her to be able to focus her energy on her physical recovery as she is at a critical point having now reached partial weight bearing status.

Having to actually make a request like this is a good thing since so many of the people where she is at don't receive the visitors that she does and she feels blessed that she has so many people wanting to come visit.

Please contact me if you have any questions about her request.