Come Back Kid ( That's My Dad)

Come Back Kid

By: Meghan Steen

Well I spent the day with dad today, it is the first time in a very long time I have been able to be there during the week and I got to go to physio and OT.  Let me tell you the man of constant motion is definitely still in constant motion. He did not stop moving the whole time I was there. 

When I got there at 10 he had already finished his morning routine, breakfast, cleaned up, dressed, and had already started physio. 

I know my dad has been working hard but to see him in action, is amazing  impressive Inspiring!

I took some pictures of our day, I thought I would share:

You have all read about when he talks about standing in the sling...here he is, he even helped push himself up a bit.



Dad standing up

Dad stood for 10 minutes, weight on his right leg and even a little on his left.  In the picture below he is not grimacing in pain, he is singing, a rugby song ~~ the cleanest one he could remember~~



singing and standing



And remember when he told you about working on his abs so he could sit unassisted.... TA DA!!!





Sitting

He has been working on transferring with a slider board, you know the one he told you about, the one he has to wear underwear  gotchies, as he likes to say...here he is using the board



We all know how much dad likes to pedal, he pedals 30 minutes everyday, and just try and tell him there isn't time  ;) Here he is on the Moto Med, pedalling away.

The Moto Med

After an hour and a half in physio it was off to lunch back in his room

a quick lunch





Dad had a quick lunch today because he was off for a ultra sound on his leg, to make sure there is no clot so, he can come off the blood thinners for surgery on the 19th.  Now i will let him tell you about his adventures getting to the ultra sound....never a dull moment...lets just say he rode on the stretcher with his head where his feet were supposed to be. It might have been because he was in a hurry to get back to OT.

I went with dad to OT Where he worked hard for 2 hours!

starting to sweat doing the chicken wing.

Here dad is working his grip ...this one he really worked up a sweat...anyone who knows my dad knows what I'm talking about!





Grip Exercises

Next up weights:




 

He even threw some punches!





After an hour of Physical OT, he went for a 15 minute break to fill up his water. Then back to OT for intesive work on his right and left hand, and left arm, his left is beginning to get more movement :)

After all of this it was off for tea in the cafeteria and visiting with other patients on the floor and then dinner back in his room, and catching up on his messages on the computer.

He did all of this today and he will do it all again tomorrow, no complaints and with a smile on his face (telling the occasional bad joke)...bringing smiles to everyone he runs into at parkwood, makes me think what will I do tomorrow...

It was soooooo good to see my dad today, working hard, and the improvement is outstanding!! A+

Now,

the title of this blog. There is this song that I love... my new favourite song by Brett Dennen, called The Come Back Kid (That's My Dog) and I have been singing it all night except I changed "that's my dog" to THAT'S MY DAD!! Here's the song...I love it!!!

Hey Kelly Belly ...We still have bragging rights...THAT'S MY DAD!





LOVE YOU DAD