The Difference – April 5, 2013

Cassie has expressed some frustration with her current situation.  Her handwriting has improved, with the size of the letters more comparable to each other, as well as the writing process runs more smoothly and comfortably.  But this is with her left hand and not her right.  She is worried about the status of her right arm and the fact that she is still unable to do much with it on her own.  She wants me to write down her progress so that she is able to see how far she has progressed. Today, in occupational therapy (without the assistance of the electrodes), was able to lift 15 pounds once in addition to lifting 10 pounds twenty times successively.  She is compensating less and less with her core and trunk, relying upon the muscles and ligaments/tendons in her arm.  She knows that, eventually, she will be better, but it will take many months of work.  She never complains or bemoans her situation, which I feel is quite different than feeling some frustration for the the struggles she is experiencing.