Occupational therapy turned into physical therapy today. But it is much needed. Mark's muscles have atrophied due to not being used for 2 1/2 weeks. He had to do the hand bike and life some weights. It really wore him out. He'll probably be pretty sore tomorrow. He even had trouble lifting the tailgate on his truck. He's weakened significantly. Maybe we'll work on this together and we'll both get some upper body strength.
Speech went really well today. On the 4th the therapist recorded Mark trying to describe what was going on in a particular picture. Mark got to listen to that recording today. He was so surprised at how much he has improved in only 2 weeks. It was fun to see how happy he was about his progress. It's amazing how well therapies help with recovery.
Mark is healing. We are struggling with a lot. I don't know what the Lord has for us to learn from all of this, but I hope we can learn it and learn it quickly so that we can move on to better times. We need them. We can't go on like this much longer. Please continue to pray for us. We need it. Thank you all, again. We love you and appreciate you.
I can't even imagine all that you are going through right now, but know that we love you! You are in my thoughts and prayers everyday! Please let us know if we can do anything to help you. I truly feel the Lord's love for you when I pray for you and your family. Keep the faith! You are such an incredibly amazing family and you will make it through this.
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Please know that our family prays for you every day. We think of you and hope better days are just around the corner. You are so amazing with your incredible inner strength. What an example to me! We'll keep praying for you to have strength to endure this nightmare. Please let us know what we can do to help.
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