Side Stroke and Walking on Frozen Water
Kat has defied just about every obstacle one can encounter with the situation she has found herself in these past 9 months. Yes, I said nine months! So much has happened since I last wrote so here goes … I’m going to list the items first and then make a few comments afterward:
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She has walked in the pool without holding on to anything
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She has put on her snow-boots and has walked outside by herself in the winter elements (snow and ice)
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She has put on special ice cleats to walk outside on the icy spots
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She swam in the pool doing the side stroke with her good arm and kicking both legs
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She walked into a restaurant without her cane or walker — just simply holding my arm and did the same the last time we went shopping at Wal-Mart
WOW, her progress has been amazing! I am absolutely proud of her. It is apparent the pool therapy is helping her balance tremendously. Our son Pete has some weights (dumbbells) and he had them on his bed when she went to lay down there to watch some TV, she moved them … as she was standing not holding onto anything but lifted them up and crouched placing them on the floor — keeping her balance! One of her therapists who came to our home back in June, saw her at the Aquatic Center where she goes for pool therapy and was marvelling at her just walking in toward the pool area at how well she was moving. Kat’s strides and steps have been longer and brisker since she’s been in the pool!
There is more news to tell!
I want to show you a picture of our dishwasher in the Tremblay home
Ha! Ha! Well, sometimes it’s not so funny … 4 guys trying to keep up with cooking and dish/pot cleaning! Yes, even Brent has helped. But it can be overwhelming. Kat’s brother, Ken (who’s a plumber) acquired a like-new dishwasher and said he would make sure it was good and in working order then he would put it in our house. Kathy was getting anxious about it (she has on many occasions been up at the sink, too helping with that task) but remembered the verse in Philippians where it says, “Don’t be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”(4:6 NIV) That very next Saturday, Ken and David (his son) came to the house and began the process of installation. So check out how we do dishes NOW!
AWESOME! Thanks, Ken!
Prayer works, because Kathy cried out to our God again, and Dartmouth Medical Center has set up Kat’s Botox treatment for Wednesday, February 6th! We are still praying because the insurance has been dragging their feet so we are trusting our God for His provisions if insurance somehow doesn’t come through.
The journey continues, God is leading the way — Kathy is improving and new stuff is occurring almost weekly (at times daily)! We give Him glory and praise … come back again for the Botox update.
