You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down

This morning when Kris arrived to see Clare, she was trying to climb out of bed. A short time later her physical therapists arrived and decided to take her downstairs to the physical therapy room. Clare was able to stand up four times. She did this on her own with the therapist and Kris there to stabilizer her. They also put her on a hand pedal machine. She really did well with the hand pedals, and did not want to quit. Kris said that he hasn't even been able to work up to doing the hand pedal machine yet, so he was really impressed with Clare's progress.

Occupational therapy worked with Clare's range of motion, and she is doing very well. The speech therapist gave Clare her second Kool-Aid test, and she passed! Two Kool-Aid tests down and one to go. If she passes her third test tomorrow they will put in a speaking tube. Today they had Clare try to make sounds. She was able to make an "Ahhh" sound. Clare has been trying to mouth words to us for the last couple of days. She has said "I love you", and "please". She has tried to say more, but we are poor lip readers.

This evening Clare was still very alert. She is nodding and shaking her head in reply to questions. Her eyes seem brighter and more alert every day. I can't wait to see what tomorrow will bring.

Today when Kris sent photos and the update on Clare's physical therapy, I sat at my desk and cried for joy. I had a few of my friends point out to me . . . the power of prayer really works. I am extremely grateful for answers to prayers, and I am hoping for the progress to continue.