Here we are again. Our busy lives these days have made it difficult to find the time to do updates. However it is necessary so I found I just have to make the time. I was asked a few days ago and finally I am making the time to do what I should have all ready done.
Peter is doing remarkable. Each and Every day we see improvements after improvements. Since he has been back home with my Sister (Joanna) he has been going to OT, ST, & PT three times a week and the other two days he has Chiropractic treatments and Massage of which has really made a huge improvement in his mobility and his thinking.
He can almost walk with very little assistance. However someone still needs to be right there with their hand on him in case he should stumble or start to fall. When he first came home he used the walker quite a bit, but since then we discovered that he actually does better without it. Also, I gave him showers almost every other day and at first had to do most all of it, but as time has gone on Peter can do most of it by himself with little asisstance. Joanna has been great with it all. It is very wearing on her and at times she feels like this would just be a bad dream and she would wake up and it would never have happened, but reality is that is did and even though those thoughts flood our head and especially hers - She keeps on keeping on. Joanna has also implemented the Therapy exercises outside of Therapy at home and has really been working with Peter at home quite a bit which has really helped him understand that he needs to really do the work in order to keep improving and hopefully one day be able to do it on his own.
Peters personality has really changed since the accident. He has been quite the jokester. Laughs alot and pulls jokes on people. It has really been a joy to see some inner expressions come out and facial expressions show up that he has never had before the accident. Also, he has been doing very remarkable about recognizing when he eats a meal that he has had enough and he is full.
I story was shared about a mule that fell into a hole and was crying crying crying and the farmer came by and decided it was to much trouble the hole and mule so he called all the neighbors together and told them to start filling the hole with dirt and bury the mule get it out of its misery. So they started doing just that, but the mule got to thinking each time a scoop of dirt hit him he would shrug and shake it off and step up. So he did and eventually climbed out of the hole. I likend this to Peter foremost because he could of just given up and let this incident get the best of him but every time something has been thrown at him he has shook it off and kept stepping up and his determination has gotten him this far and has had so much progress. Also, this is for my wonderful sister Joanna who has been there day in and day out and the many times that she could've and probably wanted to just let the dirt bury her - She has just shrugged and shook and stepped up over and over again. SUCH DETERMINATION!!!!
Prayer is such a powerful thing. I would like to thank all for your kind words and thoughtful prayers. We still need them each and every day so please don't stop keep them coming.
If you would like to see Peter please feel free to contact Joanna Lulf and let her know you are coming so that we can make sure Peter is up and ready and not at a therapy appt. or such. He would love to have the company and it is wonderful therapy for him.
I would also like to take a moment and thank my sister Joanna for all the hard work that you have put in to making Peter comfortable and helping improve. It definitely shows and just remember keep shrugging it off and step up eventually it will be easier.
Shar Johnson
