Physical Therapy and Driving!

Sorry that it's been awhile since I posted anything about mom.  Please feel free to email me if you want to know how she's doing: purplestacy@mac.com

We had a great Christmas. Mom's sister, Sharon, and her husband, Stan, came down for a visit.  Mom felt really well over the holiday season.  She and Kim even went out for New Year's Eve! 

She started physical therapy (PT) the last week.  It was rough on her. She had lots of break through pain and shaking.  They went today and talked with the therapist and decided to wait awhile before starting back up again.  The therapist said that Mom might not of had enough time to heal before starting the PT.  She said that they see women all the time that have had an epidural during childbirth and have back pain from it.  So even though she's been bedridden for months, she wasn't able to really heal because of the chronic pain. So after a few weeks she's start back up.

For now, she'll walk in a heated pool that's not far from her house and walk around her yard. 

Last week she drove with Kim in the car up to our house which is about at 25-30 minute drive.  Kim said she did great and gave her permission to drive short distances. That was a boost for her because now she doesn't feel confined to the house.

That's it for now. Please continue to pray for her recovery. It will be a slow one, but all the doctors and the therapist all say she will get better, it will just take awhile.