We are now in the thick of preparing for our trip to Philadelphia, but even with all that going on we have managed to have a great week of program. Noah is doing better crawling down the incline than I have ever seen him. He uses his right arm to push himself forward more than ever before and for the first time in a long time is making progress getting himself further off the end of the incline.
He is also creeping in the "gravity assisted environment" much more and using his left leg much better. He is still having some problems with his left hip, which is frustrating, but when I reflect on how things were only six months ago...
Six months ago, Noah was in pain all the time. There was no position that could get him really comfortable, and it was hard for him to eat, sleep, play, or do program. He started on some muscle relaxers and improved -- a little. We went back to the Institutes and got our new program, but could only do it in the morning. By the afternoon he was too tight to move his legs and would start having pain.
Now Noah is doing program solidly until 5PM and only gets a little tight when we try to do program after that time. So as frustrating as it may seem now to see him continue to have occasional pain with his hip, all I have to do is think back a little bit to realize how well things are going now.
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