I spent most of today with the kids, helping with homework, and cleaning house. Tyler spent the day in therapy and by all accounts, it was another tough but good day. I brought the kids to see Tyler at the end of his day, and he wheeled himself to the

Arthur made it to school! He overcame so much just to get up, get dressed, get out the door. Thanks to  Cielo for supporting Arthur’s transition to school! He made it halfway through the day and wanted to see his dad. So we congratulated him for making it this

Today was Tyler’s first full day of rehab. This means he had an hour of PT in the morning, and another in the afternoon. An hour of OT, and an SCI information class at the end of the day.  Despite the long day, we managed to get some outside

Tyler’s day started with Occupational Therapy, or it would have if not for his low blood pressure. Despite compression gear and tilting his chair back, his BP dipped to 81/47 so OT was a no-go today.  Orthostatic hypotension does improve with time, but it’s still frustrating for

I seem to have bypassed a head cold (thanks to Dallas for sending a care package that included ginger-turmeric shots and vitamin C lozenges🔥) Since it’s a weekend, Tyler’s schedule was lowkey. But don’t get it twisted, he worked HARD. Despite losing 20 pounds, he still has

Another day of waiting, but we finally got confirmation of a bed at the Kaiser Foundation Rehabilitation Center and he is scheduled to leave tomorrow.  Another successful day of PT. Tyler got compression socks to help manage the orthostatic hypotension and a binder that helps him with posture and stability.