When Mama is away....

I wanted to send out a positive update. Bart and Claudia have been at the hospital with Braeden since I left to go and get Braxton and Chase from school earlier today.  It was hard to leave Braeden but I knew he would be in good hands.

Claudia called me shortly after I left, letting me know that Dr Fuchs stopped by and he is very pleased with Braeden's progress.  The numbness, and other issues Braeden is "complaining" about is completely normal, and he is not concerned.  WHEW......

This morning before I left during PT, Braeden was introduced to "the walker."   It was an awkward meeting of sorts for him, but a necessary one.  His "mind" and his "feet" were still not communicating with each other.  That 50 foot walk involved Braeden, a PT, an OT, and a RN following behind with a chair.  Although, it was a better walk than his experience yesterday, it clearly showed he still had quite a ways to go.

I wasn't even sure how I was going to get the man-child in and out of my SUV, let alone up the steps into the house and up to the second floor.  (I wasn't even letting my mind go thinking about how in the heck he was going to be able to go back to school in two weeks. And I am still not.)

I learned a long time ago, with all this medical stuff, you TRULY have to take it day by day.  If you don't you will drive yourself crazy with the "what ifs and how in the hecks."

I have gotten several videos of Braeden since I have been home, and each one of them show him taking LONG walks with just the assistance of Bart and the RN, and eventually just with the RN.  They also show how much STRONGER he looks from even just a few short hours ago.  He apparently has ditched the walker from the looks of the videos.

He still has a a long recovery road ahead of him, but it sure did do this Mama good to see him walking without the walker.

Keep the prayers coming.  We still haven't heard from pathology about the next road we will traveling on.

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