We had a beautiful fall here in Lutsk!! God blessed us with many warm days for which I was very thankful! Now winter seems to be upon us…the bold colors of fall have faded to brown and the trees are almost all bare. The days are much shorter and the nights are no longer just “chilly.”
But, we did our best to enjoy the fall days. We spent one day at a campground just outside Lutsk with many of our friends with disabilities, enjoying fellowship and shish kabobs.
And Sveta and I went to a nearby park on a Saturday afternoon to walk and read.
and their son Artem…
In mid-September, Artem came from another city to spend a month receiving rehabilitation for his progressive muscular disease. He had met Alla, one of our therapists, at a Christian conference earlier in the summer and wanted to come and receive rehab. Not long before he left home his dad, Volodimir, had a stroke. After Artem had been with us a few days, he mentioned his dad and asked if he could come sometime for rehab. We told him the time is now and his parents made arrangements and came. Volodimir has received rehab 5 days a week since his arrival 3 weeks ago and his progress has been tremendous. He has gone from not being able to stand to walking with help from one person and climbing stairs. And he is slowly improving his voluntary control of his arm. He, his wife, and their son are pleased with his progress, as are we! While other patients with stroke have come to our center for rehab, none have come this soon after their stroke. Typically when they are discharged from the hospital they just go home. We are only contacted months to years after their stroke and our progress is usually very limited. Working with Volodimir has been a good learning opportunity for our therapists, particularly for Alla who has been his primary therapist.
from Advancing With A Limp http://ift.tt/1wwI2qR