Hi This is a very positive development indeed. Independence of mobility is hugely important in enhancing self esteem, it can only help our lad to get out and about.
One step at a time though, no need to enter him for the Great North run just yet, although...how would he feel about a giant pink rabbit suit? Take care G >From Bridgerule in glorious Devon, England. On 22 May 2012, at 12:41, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > Hello everybody > > Since I know that Gordon and I have quite a few friends on this list, I hope > those who don't know us and are not aware of our situation will be just a > little tolerant and feel free to delete this post if they are not interested. > This post is all about Gordon, and it is intended to provide our friends with > a communal update. > > Gordon, as you may remember, has spent a long time in residential care, in a > rest bite home to be honest. He was released at the beginning of May and > although he's still suffering significantly with pain which is sometimes > crippling, he is now undertaking mobility rehabilitation so that he can get > around our local area on his own. Ultimately, the plan is to make it so that > he has his independence back again. Something which has been impossible for > quite a few years now. > > Today he underwent the most recent and, from what I saw, the most rigorous > route training he has yet done. The route into town, which meant walking > about half a mile each way on his own. > ======================================== The Just-chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/just-chat> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the just-chat group at either of the following: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/just-chat/index.html> or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> You may subscribe with your RSS reader at the following URL: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
