Some small movements in one foot and one hand have started to appear; all on AJ's left side. One night while getting to bed, AJ tried to move his toes. Amazingly, his 2nd and 3rd toes responded. It's a very small movement, but it's definitely controlled by AJ's brain. His thumb started moving on its own (while he was on a date :)) and his middle finger started to have control after his OT used a hand held electric stimulation machine on his fingers. After the session he was able to have some movement in his middle finger. Here are videos of his movements:
When these things happen we feel a burst of excitement! Just knowing that AJ's brain is able to get some messages through his damaged spinal cord area gives us so much hope.
AJ has also started transferring to the back seat in the van (at times with assistance) instead of riding in his locked down wheelchair. Not only is this more comfortable for him but we believe it's much more safe. It's a challenge for him every time we get in and out of the car, but it's worth it.
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