Yes the officers of the club are working on that. Please keep praying for Franks progress. Here's the latest update on his condition. Frank was moved to Sheltering Arms in Richmond late Monday. He is all settled, has a wonderful room and bathroom with a large window that has a nice view of the woods and sky. He is in the rehab portion. Tuesday they started him on his PT, OT and speech therapy for an hour each.
He is already starting new things. Use his voice with the trach capped. Got him up on the side of the bed, in his own shirt to help control body temperature. Almost got him in the chair but needed a different chair, so maybe soon. They will be working on building his upper body strength. He will be using very new technology as they just opened this section of the facility in June. He was able to move all four extremities and wiggle his toes and move his weaker sides (right arm and left leg) more.
His Dr. is a favorite at the facility and is sympathetic and receptive to any questions Brenda and Frankie have. They have great communication with Brenda and daily schedule that Brenda can follow. She can visit for several hours after therapy at this stage.
They are increasing meds to stimulate his brain that they said will get him better. "we do not know what the future will look like until we get there, but he will be better! He is improving daily.
Frank does not remember the fall (which is normal as a protective measure of the body to protect Frankie). Brenda is assuring him that they are working to get him better after a fall. He seems content with this and understands.
A special thing that Brenda got to see was Frank's smile when working with the speech therapist.
Pray for him to be healed, for his eyes, that his brain is knitted back together as God would have it, and that his mouth heals quickly so his jaw can be released so he can swallow and make vocal sounds easier.
Brenda thanks everyone for continuing to lift Frank in their prayers. Please pray for his team of caregivers to be exactly what he needs in God's perfect design.
May everyone have a blessed Thanksgiving.
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