Valentine’s Day Weekend
Aaron had physical therapy on Friday at Hershey Med. Ctr., which went very well. They stood him up in the standing machine again. The first time they put him up, his face got a little gray and he felt a bit nauseous, so they sat him back down. We applied some cold compresses, waited a little bit and tried putting him up again. This time it went very well. He was able to tolerate standing up and did so for several minutes. The therapist then moved him to a mat and we sat him up on the edge of the mat. She positioned his arms out behind him on the mat, so that he was putting some of his weight on them. She then had him rock from side to side using the muscles he has control of, in his shoulders and upper arms. He accomplished it with no problem. In fact, she was able to let go of him, and with no support, he could sit up and rock from left to right. I was very impressed with my boy! So, we continue with PT and hope that when we get to Kennedy-Krieger in the first week of March that he is stronger and able to take whatever they throw his way!
I’m not sure if Aaron will want to post any details on the blog about his weekend or not, but I’ll just tell you a little bit about it!
Aaron spent the weekend with Jaime and Tory at Jaime’s parent’s house in Malvern. I drove him there Saturday and picked him up Sunday. Of course, it’s never enough time, but he really seemed to enjoy himself, as he always does when he’s with his ladies (which doesn’t include me, of course, I was merely the chauffeur).
God was with us this weekend, because after Sam (my husband) and I dropped Aaron off in Elizabethtown Sunday night, we headed for home and a few miles into the drive, our transmission went out! I am just so grateful that didn’t happen with Aaron in the van! Thanks to Aaron’s dad, Greg (a.k.a Woody), who came to our rescue and drove us home to Hummelstown.
I also want to mention the wonderful fundraiser held for Aaron at the Middletown Moose on Saturday night. It ran so smoothly, everybody seemed to have a nice time. Thank you to everyone involved in setting it up and also to everybody who attended. It is so heartwarming to see so many people show up to support my son. It makes me proud to know that he is loved by so many people!
OK, Aaron, if you want to give us any more details about your weekend with Jaime, I am SURE people would like to hear about it. The ball’s in your court!