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It's the third day of the thrid week. Day 18 ended pretty amazing!

Yet another amazing day at the gym.  Mr. Will is working so very hard!  Today he basically started "working out" by himself!  Tiffany and I were talking about changes we'd like to make to Alfie and tinkering around with some ideas.  I glance over at Will and he is crawling up to the blue wedge, puts his hand on the wedge and then kneels next to it.  He proceeds to stand up (hands still on the wedge) and then slides down.  This is a normal part of Will's routine, but usually Miss Tiffany is sitting there helping him stand all the way up and throw a beanbag or ball before he slides down.  Will was doing his best to do this on his own.  What a kid!
Will had a great day.  He did much better on his walk through the building.  He is still struggling with leaning back on Alfie.  When this happens he rolls backward, which is very frustrating for Will.  Today, he had a quicker recovery time each time he stepped backward.  It's these little steps that are going to add up to the big picture.  I'm excited to see what the next few weeks look like, once Will gets back home and into his typical routine.  He's going to have to work hard, but we all know that's a specialty of his!
This video is from the very end of day.  He didn't even have shoes on, just his "boots" (orthotics).  Miss Tiffany was working with Will on the mat.  They were practicing falling.  Sounds a little crazy, but Will needs to learn the "right" way to fall so he doesn't get hurt (or at least not as badly).  So this video is after all of that.  Tiffany grabbed Will's canes and here's what happened.  Keep an eye on Tiffany's hands.
He fell after standing for 1min and 39 seconds...but he didn't get hurt!  Success in two ways!  

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