It  has been 8 months today since James' accident.  He sure has come a long way!  When I get feeling down about the whole situation I try to look at where James was 8 months ago!  Who knows what he will be doing in another 8 months. 

I was amazed this week at how much smoother his walking is getting.  In physio he is walking using the rail in the hallway with the therapist doing very little supporting.  He has also been doing some work on the mat in the gym.  They have him going from laying down to up on hands and knees to kneeling and balancing on his knees.  It is a lot of hard work!  His goal for physio is to be able to walk with a walker 50 meters with minimum assistance by November!

The speech therapist is planning on a swallow assessment soon!  The goal is to have him taking enough by mouth by mid November that he will be able to replace one tube feed meal a day with a meal by mouth! 

He is working on becoming more independent with self care too.  He is working on dressing himself with minimum assistance and the rehab assistant was telling me that he is trying to tie his own shoes!

Last week the doctor took James off of his medication that helps with anxiety.  Good news was that he did not become any more anxious off of the medication.  However the tremors in his right arm have increased a lot.  The medication is known to mask tremors.  So they are putting him back on it,  and will  try cutting the dose down gradually again in a month or so.  As he becomes stronger it is likely that the tremors with ease.