Learning to Walk

On Thursday, Kevin had a great day in physical therapy. He began working on the parallel bars, which the therapists use to teach patients to walk. The patient helps hold their body up with their arms on the bars, and they can walk between them. Kevin didn’t do the motions by himself; the therapist helped direct his arms and legs. However, the point remains that he has started to take some steps toward walking!

When Kevin gets home from physical therapy, he usually wants to sit in the blue reclining “comfy chair” to relax and take it easy. However, after the amazing physical therapy session on Thursday, he wanted to sit up at the table for lunch in his wheelchair. He didn’t get into the comfy chair until after 3 p.m. We’re thrilled that his attitude seems to have improved—he’s willing to take on new challenges and exert a lot of effort nearly every day.

Kevin has tried a new milkshake from Marianne’s that he really likes. However, it isn’t technically a chocolate shake, so it can’t go on the rankings list, but I’ll mention it here. Kevin took one sip of the Heath Bar milkshake and made a face, so Mom and Kathlin thought the shake was too cold and gave him a brainfreeze. However, the face meant that he was amazed at how good it tasted!

So far, we have received about 145 birthday cards! Thank you so much to all of you for sending birthday wishes to Kevin and showing your support. The cards and well wishes will really mean a lot to him, so thank you, thank you, thank you!