Keep up the great work!

Rehab has been an amazing chapter in this whole crazy ordeal. It is great to see the excitement and enthusiasm my dad puts in to all of his therapy. He is really anxious to move forward with building his muscles and getting stronger so that he can resume some sense of normalcy. The other day before I left he had walked 174 feet...what an accomplishment! He wanted me to make sure that I told people he is not walking, but the truth of the matter is that he is! Of course he uses a walker and they are little itsy bitsy steps. He doesn't consider that walking because most of the weight is on his arms. It was very impressive and the rest of us are considering it walking! He also went up and down 4 steps which took every single ounce of energy that he had in his body. He said it was like climbing Mount Everest. After that he took a 2 hour nap. He has gained about 10 pounds in 10 days and he is starting to look like himself again. His legs now have some muscle tone to them. He still think his arms look like "tomato poles", but he really is getting stronger everyday. We have been told that he probably will be discharged the week after next and will have to do home therapy for a while before he can start outpatient therapy. It will be too aggressive for him to do the outpatient stuff at first, so we will have to have a physical therapist come to the house.