We had a little bit of excitement last night in the KC area. The sky was a little ominous and opened up and dumped lots of rain in some areas here. Luckily here at the Rezzi (aka the Residence Inn) we didn't get it too bad. Mom and I took turns looking out the window, but never got that worked up about it.
Moving on to dive #3...It's Mr. Austin and his mom again and Will and myself. It's a pretty quiet dive. Will watched Doc McStuffins and Austin mostly slept. I wrote in my journal and read the first of my many books I brought along. At the end of the dive it gets cold, especially for me...I'm always cold! The next thing I know Austin, who was sitting next to me, handed me a blanket to use. He is such a sweet guy. His Mom said he's always been like that and she's glad the accident didn't change his personality.
Day 2 at the gym...
Miss Tiffany was ready for us today! She had Will do quite a few things. He was happy to work in the gym! First they started with Will sitting on the bench playing catch with her. This is no easy thing for Will. He has to keep his balance on the bench and then be ready for the ball coming toward him. If you know Will, you know that it takes him a few seconds to process information whether that is "Hi, how are you" or hey, there's a ball coming toward you. He did a great job of handling this exercise. He didn't catch the ball every time but he's much better than the last time we played catch!
After the awesome game of catch, Tiffany took the opportunity to get a little floor exercise in. Go Will!
Raise the rump!
Now for the Thera-Suit! Will didn't wear this last time (March) when were here because he was spending so much time on his knees. I'm excited to see him in it again...I think he was too...
The next thing was ladder walking. This is a fancy tool that Captain David made to work on proper gait movements. We pick up our feet and put them back down without thinking, but Will sometimes takes big steps and other times barely takes a step. This is a tool that will help him realize the correct distance between his steps.
Will kicked down bowling pins while he was in Alfie too. Then he moved on to the cage. First Tiffany started with just a couple bungees holding him up...Will did the rest!
Ok, sorry about all the videos. I told you they worked on a lot today!
Next, Tiffany attached a few more bungees to Will for some more support then challenged him to take his hands off. Will and his Daddy have a little dance they do at home, here's a little glimpse!
Then out comes the ball again. This time Mom is throwing...poor Will!
Now for the grand finale...Just when Will was about to fade away (he was tired today), out come the walking canes!
A pretty full day for Mr. Will. I'm pretty darn proud of him!
Dive #4
It's the same crew from this morning. Miss Dawn is taking a break for a couple days so it was just Austin again. He slept the whole time leaving Will to enjoy Doc by himself! Austin's mom and I talked for a few minutes. They travel around and talk to high school kids about the dangers of texting and driving. Austin used to attend college on a soccer scholarship. He used to out drive his dad on the golf course. All of that changed in an instant when he was 19 years old and now at 25 he struggles to say the simplest words. His dream was to swim with sharks....one day Mr. Austin!
A few minutes after returning to the Rezzi there was a knock on the door. My wonderful husband and kids back home sent us an edible bouquet! Yum! It is just perfect. Thank you Honey for being so thoughtful!
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