watch out, she is mobile!
The catheter removal yesterday proved to be major challenge. We didn't sleep more than an hour or so all night. Several times we had to wake to do the "bed pan thing".
Hard night, but made progress. So thankful to be off the catheter.
Today Hannah pulled herself with her legs in the wheelchair. Her leg movements are very irregular, which is officially termed spasticity by the medical profession. The spasmodic movement is the effect of her spinal cord's messages not making it to all the muscles, and the muscle's feedback not making it back to the brain. This delayed signal is due to the swelling in the cord. With time and therapy we are believing that ALL her movement will be just as graceful as she was in her days of competitive dance. The God of Hannah heals completely, not just partially.
The team of therapists are regularly getting her into the standing position. These brief moments of her being vertical, even though she is basically being held up by her trainers, are "reprogramming" the spinal nerves and responding muscles.
Oh, how encouraging it is to see her progress!
I love this little woman.
She is a long way from just being able to
move her left thumb and toes, as she was 14 days ago.
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