Well, today was a better day for Larry!
He managed to get some sleep last night (YAY!) but was still feeling a bit tired.
In OT, his therapist changed out the splint he was using to a slightly smaller one. She has "stock" ones that she uses. However, Larry has a custom fitted one coming soon! Once she did that, Larry was able to actually "grasp" a foam ball! WOOHOOO! you could SEE his muscles flexing...it was awesome! :) This is the first time he's been able to do it more than once!! WOOT WOOOT!
In his muscle stimulation session, his hand was moving beautifully. More extension in the fingers, and better wrist movement.
And then in Phsyio, he was able to move his shoulder a fair amount, and you could again see his fingers moving when he "told" them too!
He had blood work today, and the tape/cotton was bugging him, so he tried to use his left hand to take it off. It took some time, but he did it!!!! Again, I could see his hand/fingers flexing. Good progress today!!!
Also, he's starting to "self-medicate" :P nope, not like that! It's up to him to remember to ask the nurse for his medications. He knows what times they are at, and the nurses have a "blister" pack with his meds. They'll bring it, and he has to pick the correct "blister" of meds. :) We're hoping this means he's actually coming home on the 1st of May....
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