Week of November 5, 2007

Monday - Water therapy went well today, but Terry seemed a little stiff. We'll work on that. We called to arrange for the lock-down for Terry's chair in the van. This will allow him to drive into the front passenger area and lock his chair down. I'm anxious to see the freedom it gives him (and me)! We're working out plans for Thanksgiving. We'll have it at the track this year. It's too crowded at any one's house with all of the people (35-40). Then trying to make room for Terry to move in his chair would be that much harder. We think we've got it planned, though. Now I just have to make the calls to everyone.

Tuesday - At therapy today, James could see a lot of improvement since Friday. Terry was a lot more flexible. We also found that the splint for Terry's wrist is working well. We're ready to move up to the next one. I'll call to arrange that. We visited Carmel Wal-mart today. We have a lot of friends there after doing so many fund-raisers there with the trailer and Cotton Candy. We stayed for about 2 hours, just catching up with friends. It was a nice afternoon. We came home after that.

Wednesday - I spent the day with Mom today. It's been quite a while since I had a day off. We shopped and went out to lunch.It was great! Mandy and Lucy (her dog) left for TN today. They're visiting friends there. They won't be back until Sunday. I got home about 7:00. We had a light supper, then a quiet evening.

Thursday - We had therapy at 1:00 today. James worked on Terry's flexibility for a little while, then wanted him to stand again. It went better, with Terry helping more than he realized. He's definitely getting stronger! We ran a couple of errands after therapy, then came home.

Friday - At water therapy today, Julie really stressed how important it is for Terry to stand straight and put the weight on his legs instead of his arms. He's having a hard time trusting his legs, because he can't feel them very well. So he bends to watch them. It's improving, though. We went to get the lock-down for Terry's chair today. While we were up there, we found out the van doesn't have the right part, either. We'll have to come back on Tuesday to get that put on. The part they did took quite a while, and we weren't home until about 6:00.

Saturday - We had the boys today. Garrett said it was a good day and he likes coming to our house. That was nice to hear. Terry's having a rough day. He just wants to be better NOW! It's hard to not be able to play with the little ones. Also, the part they put on his chair drags the ground. So he can't go in the grass. He doesn't want to give up that freedom, so we'll just have to have it removed. It was a good idea that didn't work.

Sunday - We had church this morning. Mark had a great sermon! This afternoon, Missy, Chris and Jacob came for a visit. We had a nice time with them. We did realize we had another leak, though. It's in a spot that's been worked on THREE times already! Mike will come tomorrow and check it out. Mandy came home from TN today. We had missed her. We spent a nice evening together.