Karen's Blog

Paul's Update: July 21st at 7:30am

Karen's recovery continues to be steady. She is getting much better atwalking with the walker. She can stand and walk virtually unassisted foralmost the full length of the house. She does tire quickly, but we can seeslight improvement each day. Karen actually looks forward to the our walking sessions each evening when I come to visit. Some days she walks farther than others, but she does make an effort every day.

I keep telling her that this weekend we are going to tackle the stairs, butshe is quite scared of the stairs when she looks down them. This is quite understandable given the view from the top.

Karen does get a little bored some days. Especially the days in which no therapists show up. They only come twice a week, and when they all come on the same day she often will have no visitors at all during the other days, except for me.

It also seems as though the number of visitors that have been stopping by has dropped considerably. This could be due to the fact that it is summer, and many folks are away on vacation. So, if you are in town and you find yourself with some free time, please consider coming to visit Karen. She enjoys seeing each of you, and we see it as a critical part of her therapy. She keeps a journal of everything she does each day, and likes it when she can put in her journal that someone paid a visit.

posted by Karen's Blog @ Friday, July 21, 2006