Comfort

Today Avery had physical therapy in Ludington.  I was originally going to cancel it because he's doing so well at home, and i'm working quite a bit with him, but decided it would be the right thing to at least go to one.  As I previously mentioned, in the hospital Avery would not do anything for any of the staff there.  I figured it would be the same in this situation, and it was.  Pretty pointless.  The physical therapist asked what he needed help with, and I just flat out said, "nothing".  Seriously, he walks around the house with his walker, gets in and out of his chair, etc.  I'm impressed with him.  So, long story short, I wont be going to another physical therapy session until after he can apply pressure to his foot.  And that's a big maybe.  After PT, Avery and I went into Lowes real quick to pick out a paint color for the entryway.  Then we went to Walmart and got some groceries.  Avery played Angry Birds on my phone the whole time, and was just really great.  It was great bonding time for us to just spend the day together. 

Ironically, I work with a woman named Lori who's son was also in a lawn mower accident, and he lost his leg from just below the knee, down.  The day of Avery's accident, I was desperately trying to call her on the way to Grand Rapids, because I just wanted someone who has been through this to tell me it would be ok.  We had her and her family over for dinner tonight and it was wonderful!  I told Avery beforehand about how her boy went through the same thing that he did, and he seemed to think that was cool.  Her son has a prosthetic leg, and he wasn't shy about it at all.  He showed Avery what it looked like, and I could tell that it made Avery feel better about his foot.  The kids played the Wii, and went outside, and really had a good time.  It was nice to talk to another family that has been through this.