Balance

Greg has impressed me before, but today he was amazing with balance. He was siting at the edge of the mat and balancing, hands out at his side (balancing on fists), elbows locked, power in the biceps and then his Physical Therapist said use your scaps to punch forward and pull back, balance, and then put your fists back down, lock your elbows and use your biceps to steady yourself again. If you can imagine this-it is a way to work your arms and muscles without using triceps, which Greg hardly has. It is just amazing watching the way he is learning to use his body bypassing the way we do and learn to use his in a new way.

We had the van clinic today and were amazed at how easy it is to use an adaptive van. Greg wheeled right up the ramp and into the driver and passenger side. There is an easy lock system that you drive right into. Now, Greg can't drive yet, but that will come in the future. The driver and passenger seats role in and out pretty easily, too. I drove the van and found it comfortable and easy to drive. the only drawback that I saw was that it has very low clearance. They drop the floor in order to make the van accessible, but that is necessary for access. I hope we will be able to make this happen quickly.

We continue to be amazed at the generosity of spirit, friendship, knowledge, finances, etc. of people. We couldn't be where we are today without it. Thank you for holding us up. Greg and I have had a hard time from the beginning with accepting all of this and then realized that without out we would be lost. So, what we decided is that in the future we will be able to pay it forward.