July 4, 2008

Now that Becky has gotten fully into therapy, exercise, and recovery mode, everything seems to move slowly and the single biggest need is for drive and endurance. Becky's physical therapist has set short term goals for her endurance to increase in walking. She has been walking with a walker but has been limited to about 3 minutes before she has to sit and rest. With her posture being so out of line due to her skeletal issues, more has just been too hard to do. She has been working very hard in therapy, though, and has increased her walking time to 5 minutes, and that with a cane instead of the walker. Within the next 10 days or so, she is working to increase the time to 7 minutes. She has been able to reach that amount of time, but it is exhausting. Hopefully, continuing exercise, and lots of practice will help her become accustomed to going for that long. As time goes on, she can hopefully continue to increase her stamina, endurance, and strength. I can tell you that it is beautiful to see her walking and pushing herself to new heights, extending her limits.

With the coming of summer, Becky is really starting to miss some of the activities she has always loved. Camping, rafting, and hiking along scenic creeks are some favorite pastimes that we've not been able to do since Becky's accident. Now she is craving them. There's little doubt that we'll be working to find a way to do some of those activities soon. I hope we can make it work!

Thanks to all of you for continuing to pray for Becky's healing and comfort, as well as for me and the rest of our family. Your prayers make a difference in so many ways.

We love you all!

The Bounds Family