Day 22 - Thursday January 5, 2012 a.m.

Yesterday when physical therapy came to work with Bridgett she did really well.  She had yet another person and but he also had a great attitude.  He came and worked with his assistant and first they worked out the arms.  They started with passive movements, but she started working with them and did great.  They had her punch towards the sky and then grab their hand and pull down.  She did awesome.  Then they did bicycles with her legs and of course she did awesome at that.  They had her stand and walk again about 8 feet.  Then they had to stop because of the coughing, sit her down and do suction.  They stood her up again and they wanted her to walk the same amount, but the coughing was just too much so they had to stop.  We just need that cough to clear up--that infection to go away.  I finally cornered someone last night and really asked a bunch of questions and found out that they would probably classify her infection as bronchitis not pneumonia.  GOOD!  Since everything got crazy with that operation to remove the vena cava filter, she did not get a second PT session.  Hopefully things will be on schedule for today.  Right now they have taken her down for another CT scan.  They were always taking her at midnight, but they are trying to get her back to a more regular schedule.  Oh, I wanted to say this about the balls--one of the doctors said good idea on the balls, but it would be even better if she could throw them.  So, yesterday I practiced having her drop the ball and pick it up.  This morning I showed her how to throw the ball and kept encouraging her--and she started throwing the ball!  At first just on the bed, then towards the end of the bed, then off the bed!  I may have started something that will really keep us busy!  Of course, if the ball hits the floor I am sanitizing it, so its a little more complicated then if we were in the living room!  Mark and I will be heading up to check out the rehab at the U of U.  Hopefully everything is great there and we were be on our way later today or tomorrow!