walking through the woods

Cosima was able to take a walk with her friend Gracia helping her just a bit through the woods for over a mile. And the best part was that she didn't need her cane to get around - just a bit of assistance from her friend.

This week she is staying with Gracia while helping her friend Dr Dan during his visit. She was even able to do a brief bit of energy work on someone.

So far she feels her legs are doing very well and it is her arm where she feels she needs the most work. In order to increase her strength in her arms she is looking at some different options and possibly a way to intensify her physical therapy. Am sure we will have more to report on that later.

Being able to go to her cabin and walk in by herself was such an exciting moment for her. After having been away for so long it was very exciting to be able to walk into her own home after almost five months. Just being back in her own space if only for a brief time was very uplifting.

Know there will be many more walks in the woods - am sure these will soon be hikes where Sam and I definitely wouldn't be even able to keep up. We are all looking forward to that moment though it might just be nice to be able to keep pace with her for a brief period of time before she takes off on us.

life & stuff

Cosima has been doing what many of us do - shopping, movies, errands. She has been going to Albuquerque to get some of her errands done - with company of course. Just being able to do many of the things we take for granted is such a huge step for her.

She is continuing to work on her paintings. Maybe there will be enough for a show soon - know we all want to see her work.

Therapy is still progressing. Right now she is getting in one session with the therapists a week and then doing the exercises on her own. She is definitely keeping up on her therapy and continues to improve. Each week she is able to do a bit more

On Sundays she has been going to church with Thelma. They have both been enjoying attending services together though I believe it is just Thelma singing in the choir.

Dr Dan is visiting in a few weeks so Cosima has been helping get ready for his visit as well and is looking forward to seeing him.

3 legs instead of 4

Cosima has exchanged her walker for a cane. Seems she only needs 1 extra leg of additional support instead of 2. She says she is getting around quite well with the cane.

She has been doing some painting in her studio space and is enjoying getting back to it. I will have to see if she can send us some pictures to post of her work. Otherwise I will have Sam get some pictures next time he is there for a visit. Know we would all love to see what she has been working on.

Cosima has even been able to do some very light work on Thelma. Thelma is happy to get some work done as Cosima worked on her mom quite a bit before the accident and she really benefited from it. Now Cosima is seeing results as well with her strength very slowly starting to increase.

therapy continues

Cosima had her physical therapy appointment on Tuesday. It sounds like it was pretty intense and the therapist had her do quite a bit. She was using various pulleys and weights so they are making sure she is getting the most out of the visit.

Right now she is at 1 physcial therapy appointment per week so it has to really count. On her own she is continuing to ride the stationary work and practice the exercises she has learned from the therapists. She is definitely making sure she is continuing to get her exercises in on a daily basis.

Zach actually went back on Monday - somehow I thought it was Tuesday so that was my error. They had a great visit together. Zach was able to help get the studio at Thelma's ready for Cosima so she can start using it to paint in or for anything else she wants to do.

Cosima had worked hard last year to clean up the building and had really fixed it up so she could do some work there. Zach was able to put the finishing touches on it and it is ready for her use. Turns out the timing was excellent and now she will have a place where she can work and a space she can escape to. Makes me want to somehow have Sam make me my own studio - a space to be creative seems like so much fun. Lets hope he is reading this though not sure where it would go.

home sweet home

Yesterday Cosima was able to go up to her cabin for the first time since her accident. Zach drove her up there but she did stay in the car since there was over 3 feet of snow on the ground and she wouldn't have been able to navigate it. Just being able to see if after all these months it was a welcome sight. Zach was able to get a few things for her out of the cabin that she had been wanting to have.

Am sure it was hard for her not to go inside but we were very glad she chose to be safe and just view it from the car.

On Friday she and Zach went to see a movie. She has been able to get out to dinner as well.

Zach said she has been moving around very well and doing quite a few things on her own. She has been cooking her own food and that has been good since then she can make what she wants and how she likes it cooked.

It is still hard to believe how far she has come so far - whenever someone asks and we give them an update they are so surprised with where she is today. We know she will continue to keep progressing at an amazing rate.

Zach leaves on Tuesday and it has been wonderful that he was able to be there for a week and spend all that time with his mom and grandma.

assistance requested

Cosima has made a special request for some energy work to be performed on her. If you are able to visit her in person she would really like to have you work on her. If you don't live close by she would like it to be done remotely.

She is especially interested in concentrating the work on her spinal column as this is an area she feels she needs the most help with currently. If you want to have additional information please call her. She really feels that the energy work at this time will make a big difference for her.

Zach arrived last evening to spend some time with her. She is excited to have him visit and has been looking forward to his arrival. Am sure they will enjoy their time together and will be a huge improvement now that she is no longer at the hospital or nursing center - much easier to visit with someone if it isn't confined to a single room in a public location.

happy new year

Happy New Year! Cosima has been able to get outside a few times this week. She stayed up to greet in the New Year after a busy day going to a movie, shopping, and spending time with friends. She was surprised she made it past midnight but with all that she was doing during the day it kept her busy.

She also was able to take a walk down by the river with Gracia for New Year's Day. Not a bad way to bring in the new year with a walk and spending time outside with nature which is one of her favorite places to be.

She has was able to get out for a treatment so she has had plenty of activity to keep her busy.

Cosima has been riding the stationary bike and doing her other exercises to keep up with her physical therapy. She has also been using weights to build up her strength.

She is planning to take a bit of a rest today and will get out on Sunday for church with Grandma.

Next week she will begin her out patient physical therapy. It looks like she will have therapy several times a week.