She's Still Doing It!

Here is the evidence of Kat's hand usage! She is doing a great job! Melanie is her Occupational Therapist and has great hope for Kathy's relearning to use her hand.

With the Saebo FLEX on she tightens her hand around a ball ...

Picks it up ...

And then releases it!

So, it takes time but is a great encouragement to see how she does it. Mel even has Kat try to get the ball without the FLEX and with some difficulty, she does it! We've got to learn how to take video with our camera ... but we did video her today on the cell phone. If we can find a way to convert it to the "blog" file, we'll post those soon! Thanks for your prayers and love support! MORE TO COME!!!

SHE DID IT!

Today Kathy was able to use the SaeboFLEX at her therapy session and she picked up and dropped balls with her left hand! This hand has done nothing since her stroke in late April of 2007. This is a tremendous, significant achievement! Mel (the OT) came and got me (as I usually study in the cafeteria during her sessions) so I could see the achievement. When Kat finished her session, Mel told me that Kathy even picked a ball up after she took off the FLEX! Hey! This is BIG! Hard work, perserverance and the prayers of many have brought this along. Thank you, Lord. Thank you dear friends! Thanks, Melanie!

Next week, I'll bring my camera and we'll take those pictures. Keep connected. More of Kat's Journey coming!