Update: Friday (7/28)

Hello everyone. I pray that you had a great week.

Josh is doing fine today. He is continuing his therapy as scheduled. When he is not in therapy right now he is pretty much sleeping. They say that this is normal because of the increased level of activity they are putting him through. Mom says that sometimes he appears to be sleeping, but she feels that he is awake but too tired to open his eyes. It should get better in a week or so. He tries to do everything they ask him to do - which is great. Physical therapy really worked hard on his legs today. They are pretty concerned about his left ankle. It is just soooo tight. They may have to do alot more to that ankle than just stretching it out - like maybe a splint or a cast. We will have to see how it goes.

Speech therapy worked today on his swallowing. He was attempting to swallow today and so hopefully it won't be too long before they will try a swallow study. If he passes it then he can slowly begin to eat. I think it is in the not-too-distant-future.

The doctor seems to think that the tremors are caused by the tone of Josh's muscles. He believes that they can control it with medications. The only thing with that is finding the right combination without making him too drowsy. I hope that the medications will help. I know Josh gets a little frustrated sometimes when he can't control his arm.

That is about it for today. Thank you for your love and prayers.