Back to Therapy
I have recently started back therapy at Kennedy Krieger Institute. I have four days a week. Two days of my therapy consists of being in the water for aqua therapy and the other two days are on land. I also have some new therapists that I am working with during therapy. My old therapist, Claire, has moved to a new department. My new therapists are Kelly and Mike. They are really good and are pushing me in my therapy. We have been working something new that I have not worked on in the past. This is standing without holding on to anything. I have always been used to holding on to parallel bars or a walker. This is really hard, but we are making progress. We are also walking on the treadmill using the light gait. We have been walking for five minute spurts and going over twenty minutes. The other two days I am in the water working on different things. In the water I work on walking and standing. The floor of the pool is a treadmill, which is pretty cool. There are also under water cameras that video my legs as they work. It is neat to see my legs moving under water up on the monitors. It is much easier walking in the pool because my body is much lighter. I am making lots of progress in the pool. It seems like I get much better everyday.
My schedule for this fall is extremely full. I have class every morning until after lunch. Then the other four days of the week I am doing therapy all afternoon. It is a full load, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I will be sure to give more updates on my therapy. I want to thank all of you for your continued amount of thoughts, prayers, and support. I am truly blessed to be where I am today. Thanks again and God Bless!