I wonder.....
We decided to indulge in a cup of coffee tonight - something I rarely do because it can keep me from getting to sleep at a decent hour. But it was something we decided to enjoy together. Rob can move his right arm, it isn't easy for him, he has to think about it. I really believe the more he uses it, the better it will get. Maybe I'm in la la land, but I can't help but believe that. So, when I see him take his left hand, to move his right arm, I usually give him a "look". I also believe he does this without thinking..... and it has probably become a habit. So when we were having our cup of coffee, and he had his right hand resting on the table, I saw it coming. He doesn't even think about it, and he took his left hand, and moved his right hand a little closer to him, about four inches. This got him some raised eyebrows from me, "the look". So this incident started us talking about his arm, and he was telling me how he had been thinking about where the major deficits were. I asked him how his "chicken wing" movement was going - where he takes his arm, and moves his elbow straight up and out to the side. So he flapped for me (those parlour tricks you know), and I was amazed at how much better he could move it than earlier this summer. That movement started the discussion about the agony of not knowing how much better he will get. He says somedays he wonders, "is this it?" -- and then when we think about the progress in the last five months, and we continue to have more hope, that slowly, slowly.... he will continue to get better.
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