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Paul's Update: July 13th at 10pm

I just returned home from my nightly visit with Karen, Ken, and Kai. Man, there are an awful lot of K's there now. I haven't had an opportunity to see them as much lately because I have been working or traveling, but the absence allows me to see more readily the progress that Karen makes each week.

She is getting better, and showing us more and more of the Karen we all knowand love. She gets a little feisty at times, but heh, that's part of the Karen we all know and love too.

Although her left side is still not back to normal, she is getting more range of motion in both the arm and especially the leg.

Tonight, as I do every night that I am there, I encouraged her to try and use the walker to walk down the hall. Tonight she was able to walk the entire distance without me touching her to steady her, not even once. She used only the walker to maintain balance and move her feet forward. Just last week I had to stand behind her and hold her up to make sure she didn't fall backwards. Tomorrow we'll do it again.

She also is getting very good at getting in and out of the car, chair, and bed, to and from her wheelchair.

Sometimes, she also surprises us with her capacity to remember people, events, and places.

All together, her progress continues to be extraordinary to us. She does get a bit disappointed, and bored at times, but we try to keep her in good spirits and looking forward to the day she walks again, unassisted.

posted by Karen's Blog @ Friday, July 14, 2006