Most exciting update on Eddie!!
First, let me thank those of you who sent cards for the card shower we had for Eddie and Regina. They were shocked when the mail came and they had gotten so many cards and a gift from "Mama's Pet Talk" friends. Eddie would ask "Do I know this person?" and Regina would answer "That is a Pet Talker freind of your Mom's"... He'd cut his eyes at me and grin. She is into handing him his cards and letting him open them himself now to make him use those hands... GOOD physical therapy!
Todays update on our web sigh reduced me to tears. I am SO excited that I HAD to share it with you.. Read what she wrote;
"It's been a day of firsts for Eddie. He did his morning loop and a half without a break, even a standing break, that's awesome. To give you an idea of the length of this walk I'll try to map it out for you. Rooms are in pods. Each pod contains six patient rooms and there are 7 pods on the sixth floor outlining the sixth level of the Kaufman building with the center back section containing a bank of elevators and a couple of hallways that branch back to the River Pavillion Building.The center of the Kaufman Building floor contains store rooms., the central nurses station, and the like so to circle around the outer hallway of the whole patient area of the K bldg is quite a hike. I've guestimated it to be, round trip, 344 feet from the entrance of pod 5 (Eddies pod) all of the way back to his pod without covering any ground twice. He did that 1 1/2 times this morning without a break. This evening I brought him over here to my room so he could web surf for a couple of hours. I brought him in the wheel chair, he made the entire return trip on foot. That's quite a hike, I wasn't sure he'd be able to do it but he was able to make the two elevator rides standing rest stops. I have no idea how long a walk that is but it's quite an accomplishment. I can't wait to see how his Mama responds to this, she knows what a hike it is. Keep those prayers going - we see the results! Thanks for checking in and please keep Eddie and his Angels in your prayers. ~ Regina
Did you get that? " HE MADE THE ENTIRE RETURN TRIP ON FOOT!"
How did I respond? I sat here and cried from sheer JOY! That is a HUDGE hospital and that walk he made was from one far end to the other, an amazing feat, simply amazing! I knew he would be able to do it one day but never expected it THIS soon! I know his doctors have to be standing there with their mouths dropped and scratching their heads wondering what in the world is motivating this guy, who 6 months ago was all but burned to a crisp!
Regina is what motivates him, she pushes and pushes... to get him to be, all he can be. This is THEIR future she is helping to rebuild so she is pushing like a drill sargent! (I have told her and everybody else that if I am ever down and unable to speak or be in charge of MY life, I want HER to be in charge! She can accomplish amazing things!)
