Jonathan Can Walk!!!

(Jonathan and William)

Jonathan went to the doctor on Friday for his seven week follow-up appointment. After looking at the X-Rays the doctor cleared Jonathan of all physical therapy and physical activity restrictions. He told Jonathan that..."for all intensive purposes you are healed." There was still a little bone missing on the right leg, but enough had grown back to allow Jonathan to weight bear on that leg without causing any damage. Jonathan started walking immediately without any assistance from his crutches. His walk looks pretty good, it just looks like he has a pulled muscle. He still has some work to get back to 100%, but he's on his way. He will have therapy for another twelve weeks and might have to get a few screws removed from his knee, but he should be jogging by April.

Friday will definitely go down as one of the happiest days of our lives. It felt like someone handed us our lives back. One of the things that got me through the dark days was imagining Jonathan walking, so to actually see him walk in the door was pure joy.

Jonathan will go to therapy Monday morning and then he is going back to work for the first time. He will be doing computer work for the first few weeks and then he will get back to his normal duties. The hardest thing for J is fatigue and pain, but these should get better with time.

Jonathan's recovery has truly been miraculous. We feel incredibly blessed and excited to see what God has in store for us. We have had the privilege of witnessing first hand God's amazing power and grace in such an incredible way!