Well...Luke has passed his test for the lite gait with flying colors! He looked so good walking on it. Basically, the machine goes over a treadmill, and we are on the floor helping to move his feet. Luke did really good moving his right leg by himself, but because of the tone in his left leg, it is a lot more work and harder for him to move on his own. Hopefully, the machine will retrain his brain and get rid of that tone! So, now we just see if the insurance will pay for it, which they say, most likely not. In the meantime, we are going to rent one for three months and see how he does. The biggest thing is, we need to get him on it everyday for at least like 10 minutes, but he has to be willing to work! Today he walked almost 300 feet on it, which is awesome! Lucky for us, it is made right here in AZ, so we save quite a bit in shipping, and can get it next week if we tell them we are ready! Pray he will have the strength, stamina, and drive to work hard on it so we can see great improvements in his mobility.
Once again I say, thanks for checking on Luke. Unless, you live in a secluded island in the middle of nowhere, you know that times are bad. Everyone has their own struggles they are dealing with on a daily basis, yet you continue to think of us and Luke. For that we are grateful! I just keep telling myself....this too shall pass and we will all be much better off because of it...believe!
3 comments:
Luke looks so good! He has made so much progress and is an inspiration to us all. Keep up the good work Lukey! Hugs from Ohio, Sally
Wow, Luke is doing so amazing and looks great standing up so tall! I'll say my prayers that the insurance company can come through for you.
Love & hugs,
Nancy
He looks great! I have heard a lot of great stuff about the Lite Gait's. All the best you way, The Monahan Family
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