It's summer, and our oldest, Anthony, no longer has his track or cross country team to run with, so David's on call as a running partner. Anthony wants to run at 6am. I don't know where he gets that from - certainly not his mother!
The problem with this - other than that David, a teacher, doesn't get to sleep in on his summer vacation - is that his left leg continues to need to relearn how to function every morning. Throughout the day it improves more and more as David uses it more and more, but after a night of sleep he has to start over with a nearly totally unresponsive limb.
Currently he and Anthony are working on compromises. David is suggesting a 7am running time and a walk around the block before running.
In other news, this summer we have a pool for the first time. I wonder if David might have additional improvement through lots of pool use - with all the different physical motions in the water. Time will tell, I guess.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
Happy Hearts
It was two years ago yesterday that David had the heart procedure (pictured above) to repair the hole that caused his stroke. He goes in every 6 months to have an ultrasound done to make sure the device remains in place and that there are no issues, and all has been well each time. We are so thankful to God that we live in a time in which technological advances allow for this type of procedure to take place - truly amazing stuff, and we are thankful that He who knits us together in our mother's womb brings about healing as He has for David's heart!
It has been David's dream to run again, really run, and he keeps working at it. He was able to run in an 8K last month at the Ripon Almond Blossom Festival. He finds that his body will cooperate with either walking or running but not both. If he is out running a lot, walking is difficult and hurts. If he does a lot of walking, running becomes difficult - must be something different enough about the two motions that cause that, and his body doesn't adjust back and forth well, but he is "on the road again." We are thankful for how far he has come and for the healing God has granted, and we also can't help but hope for more to come!
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