What a day!

Chase had a good but long day today. We left home this morning at about 9:40 AM. He had an appointment with Dr. Butterfield (his orthopedic surgeon) at 10:15. We were there until noon. He had some x-rays done of his leg and arm to see how things were healing. The doctor said that things are looking good but that we need to work on mobility and stretching the muscles out more. We've been working on it but Chase said he'd work harder. He'll follow up with Dr. Butterfield in 6 weeks to see how it's going.

After that appointment we had some lunch and then it was off to see Dr. Warner (his spine doctor, also in orthopedics) at 1:15. He had some x-rays done as well. We got good news on his back. He doesn't have to wear his TLSO brace on his back all the time anymore. So that is awesome! He still has to be very careful though not to do any lifting or bending and twisting his back. He will have to continue to wear the neck collar all the time for now. He'll be going back to see him in 3 weeks.

From that doctor appointment we went straight to therapy from 2:00 to 5:00. He had occupational therapy first where they really worked with range of motion and stretching out his arm. Then he had speech therapy where she talked about making sure he takes 5 minutes "rests" each hour from about 10:00 to 3:00. We also discussed staying on task. Then he had physical therapy to finish off the day. They worked on strength in his legs and balance. By the time we got home at 5:30 he was pretty wiped out. We had him lie down and rest while we fixed something to eat. So he had a really good day but a really long day. We're hoping to get him started on some Home and Hospital schooling soon and work towards getting him back to school (at least for the last month or two).

We sure do appreciate that so many people are still praying for Chase and his recovery. They really do help a lot.

Love,
Michelle