Day 55 - Weight Weight, Don't Tell Me

Daniel continues to heal. No changes there. He's walking better than ever. In fact after several walks previously today we just returned from a walk all the way around the 3rd floor which is a REALLY big walk. He hardly needs support form us. I am along side, but he didn't need a 2nd person for support as his feet seem more solid and his balance is right on target.

His weight has always been a concern. We can't seem to put any weight on him no matter how much we feed him food and supplement with tube feeds. There is a limit to how much one can take in and it's not good to go over that amount. We're straddling that line while watching his triglyceride levels to make sure he stays healthy in his food intake.

What we can do more of is keep working him and that's why we've gone on so many walks today. We need to keep strengthening his body in an effort to build up his muscles and prevent atrophy from just lying in bed. Today's walk shows how much he was able to do and I think we could have kept going. It's something we will need to keep doing more and more of. Soon we'll have to start leaving the floor for longer walks.