04-19-08 Mike continues to make progress...

Mike's movements in his legs are improving, however, he still does not have much feeling in them. His trunk strength is improving and he can sit on the side of the bed for a longer period of time. Transfers are still difficult. Some of the people helping are really good at it but some are not trained well enough. It can be pretty scary at times. We are still waiting to hear concerning the health insurance issues, as far as we know the insurance runs out the end of April. We don't feel like he is quite ready to come home at this time. The physical therapist at Elk's would like to keep him until the 23rd of May. It will be better if Mike is able to transfer by himself before he comes home.