Today when Doug woke up his heart rate was 86, much lower than all last week. The medicine is working. It was really nice not to worry about it today. For the past 10 days Doug's activity has been restricted because of the concern of his heart rate increasing with activity. With decreased activity I have been concerned that he will loose ground in his improvements. Yesterday afternoon, after Doug had 2 doses of the medication we did his standing exercises because his heart rate was about 100. He was able to stand for 5 minutes, 3 times. I was really glad he could still do this. Then this morning, getting into the car, Doug was able to pull himself to a stand and get into the car by himself. I only held the door. This is a huge improvement. Six weeks ago when he got out of rehabilitation they were not even recommending Doug riding in a car. Now look at him today!
Another improvement over the past few days, is that Doug has been able to use the walker to come to a stand with me holding it and he can now turn by taking steps and transferring himself to another chair. And this may be too much information, but it is a big deal for us, but Doug is now able to get into the bathroom and use the toilet rather than the commode. All these things improve the quality of Doug's life and make my job easier. We are both grateful.
And so we pray:
God of Healing and Transformation, we give thanks for the lowering of Doug's heart rate and the strengthening of his body. We give thanks for the little improvements that make our life easier and sustain our hope as we look forward to Doug's continued healing. Be with him this week as he returns to a normal therapy schedule. And God, we pray that this will be the week that he can begin to walk with a walker. In your name we ask it. Amen
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