Got home early tonight and wanted to post before going to bed.
Josh has been very light headed today as they are weening him off of the meds that have been keeping his blood pressure high. They do this after spine surgery to
keep oxygenated blood flowing to the spinal cord. He was a little more groggy today but still in good spirits.
We did have a first today...he had a pain response in his legs...we were all so excited!!! If you pinch him hard on his toes or between his toes...his whole leg yanks away. He still cant move his legs on his own...but at least his brain controls his legs enough to pull away when there is pain. This is a small improvement and we are very happy with it. It was cool to see his legs move!!!
He will have surgery on his elbow monday at 10 am...they will put a few pins in and that should heal fairly quickly.
If you would like a daily update you can go to
www.caringbridge.org/visit/joshheine.
Thank you all,
And keep on with "Wiggle those toes"!!!
Your friend,
Barry