July 3, 2006 - Late Evening

Just a quick update this week. The monthly update meeting went well with no unexpected news. The biggest improvement is that she is now utilizing her walker throughout the day while attending therapies at the center. (The wheelchair is left at the door and not picked up again until she leaves for the day). Hopefully, this is a sign of even bigger things yet to come. She's scheduled to meet with her pain management doctor to measure the effectiveness of the lumbar blocks. If apparent reduction in pain in is evidence, then we've definitely seen a gradual reduction in the overall pain levels and we think that they're working. As far as her plans for the holiday, she's been quite the busy bee. She spent some time at the lake on a boat with Kevin (her brother in law) at the helm yesterday and will get the 4th off from therapy to enjoy the holiday. A very happy 4th of July everyone!