Day 41.
Day 41. Another fun day in town for us. Jack’s much more patient with this recovery than I am and for the first time in 7 weeks Jack gets to sleep without sensors monitoring his vitals. Baby steps every day.
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Day 38.
Day 38. Jack’s tummy time is improving but we need to focus on building up his upper body strength and cross-body coordination. His grasp has gotten stronger which is fun because it allows him to actually play. He gets to have both music therapy and a physio session in the pool.
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Day 37. Jack steps up to bat as he always does and wakes up in the greatest mood. He has another EEG, a good physio session and is increasingly vocal.
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Day 36. Jack wakes up cranky and it hits me hard. Jack was always the happiest little kid and his fussiness makes me miss him and his personality so much.
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Day 35. I feel homesick and impatient for Jack to make a faster recovery. But, he continues to reach for things, become more vocal and manages to turn the pages of his bedtime books.
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Day 34. Jack plays in the sandbox for the first time and is able to reach and grasp the shovel for a minute before dropping it!
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Day 32. Jack’s therapists comment on the improvements they’ve noticed, he starts making some new sounds and I give an overview of where he is at compared to a baseline I created a week prior.
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The Boy Who Breathed Again 