On your feet!

Big breakthrough over the last few days...after Mom was given the green light to put pressure on her left leg, her therapists have started getting her up on her feet.  Big.  Huge.  Since she's not quite ready for tap dancing (yet!) they help her up by strapping her to a large back board and then slowly lift one side of the board until she is upright.  Given the amount of time she has been off her feet, they are easing her into and monitoring closely to make sure she doesn't have big drops in blood pressure.  So far she has handled it really well.  The first go around, they didn't expect her to get much beyond a 45 degree angle, but Mom continued to bring her A-game and was able to get all the way vertical without any issue.  We were very impressed and quietly hoping she'd have her own Incredible Hulk moment, where she'd rip through the straps and come charging out under her own power.  She hasn't done it yet, but we haven't given up hope.

All around, Mom continues to make great progress.  She is finding news ways to communicate everyday and seems to understand much more than her body lets her indicate at times.  We are so proud of her and how far she has come since those darkest days in late May.  The reality is, we are likely at mile four of our marathon, so there is still a lot of running left to do...however, in my opinion, we are further along in the race than we thought we would be in the first nine weeks.  And I have hunch she's in this thing for the long haul.  

Thank you for all your prayers and support.  

Love,
The Labrum Crew