Our stay here at Gillette is halfway through! Luke is keeping up with his rehab schedule and his team states that he will be here the full six weeks as planned. This will put him back home for good somewhere around January 20th or 21st. He has started doing some standing with lots of assist...his knees buckle after about 30
seconds. If he wears his knee immobilizers to keep his legs straight, he can stand for longer. On Saturday, it was Zach's turn to spend the day with Luke and he was able to see first hand all the work that Luke is cranking out. One of Luke's favorite toys to play with during therapy are the helicopter whirly-birds. He can now make them hover on the ceiling for 5 or more seconds before they fall. Playing Candy Land with Zach and his therapist is also fun. (Lying on his belly helps strenghthen his back.)
Luke was happy to have his friend/neighbor/secretary from the Kindergarten Center come visit him at the hospital bearing a huge plate of chocolate chunk cookies. Sally and Luke worked on writing a letter to his teacher and classmates to be delivered Monday when school starts again after winter break. Luke also will start his classes again Monday with his hospital teacher Lisa, a St. Paul teacher. She was out on winter break as well. Luke did 11 book reports during the two week holiday and is excited to show Ms. Lisa his book journal.
Our stay here at Gillette is halfway through! Luke is keeping up with his rehab schedule and his team states that he will be here the full six weeks as planned. This will put him back home for good somewhere around January 20th or 21st. He has started doing some standing with lots of assist...his knees buckle after about 30 
seconds. If he wears his knee immobilizers to keep his legs straight, he can stand for longer. On Saturday, it was Zach's turn to spend the day with Luke and he was able to see first hand all the work that Luke is cranking out. One of Luke's favorite toys to play with during therapy are the helicopter whirly-birds. He can now make them hover on the ceiling for 5 or more seconds before they fall. Playing Candy Land with Zach and his therapist is also fun. (Lying on his belly helps strenghthen his back.) 
Luke was happy to have his friend/neighbor/secretary from the Kindergarten Center come visit him at the hospital bearing a huge plate of chocolate chunk cookies. Sally and Luke worked on writing a letter to his teacher and classmates to be delivered Monday when school starts again after winter break. Luke also will start his classes again Monday with his hospital teacher Lisa, a St. Paul teacher. She was out on winter break as well. Luke did 11 book reports during the two week holiday and is excited to show Ms. Lisa his book journal.
