We are in San Antonio on family vacation, but I want to update all who are following Ella's therapy progress. (Yes, I know the total # is my mom. I'm ok with that.) We continue to work Ella each evening in the 'exercises' we were given. Things we have seen change most recently: her ankles are loosening up much more quickly than I thought they would. We support her ankle with one hand while the other pushes up on the ball of her foot to stretch the tendons and muscles up her calf. The first few times we did this, it took up to a minute for her to 'give' and let that stretch even happen. Now she immediately lets us position each foot and her toes go up past 90 degrees easily. For a cerebral palsy kid, that's something incredible!
Another of the exercises we do involves her spine and supporting muscles. We are manipulating the muscles around her spine in such a way that they tell us the spinal fluid will flow more easily. Not sure what this is supposed to do, but (coincidence or not) we have seen her temperment change noticeably since we started. She is much more interactive with us, her brothers, her dolls and just about everything she encounters on a given day. She just acts like she feels better. And to her credit, after Melo and I had massages in the Rivercenter Mall today, I acted like I just felt better too.
We will continue to do what God has put in front of us. He is moving in incredible ways in our lives and, specifically, in her body.
Thanks for your prayers.
Praise be to God.
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