Continued Therapy

Suzanne has now been to a few physical and occupational therapy sessions. One exercise she had to complete was balancing on one leg, while the other rested upon and manipulated a grapefruit sized ball. While it may seem easy at first, the exercise demonstrated how the balance normally derived from the calves and ankles needs to be compensated in the hips, thighs and back muscles. Another therapy on her hands, was placing pegs in a pegboard using the thumb and various digits. Due to Suzanne’s inability to touch her thumb to pinky, the task proved exceedingly challenging. The therapy sessions are meant to bring Suzanne back to a baseline level of competency. Many more sessions are planned for the coming weeks.

In other news headlines, here are a few articles which stand out and somewhat related to Suzanne’s situation.

1) Iraq Amputee First Person Fitted With Revolutionary 'Bionic' Legs.

2) First double hand transplant in the US completed.

3) Disabled Vet completes marathon in 13 days.

4) Double amputee faces eviction over medicinal pot.