March On

The rest of February was nice and quiet in the Nelson house.  Carly's progress has been slow, but it has been all forward progress with no surprise setbacks.  She is spending more time awake each day, and is now starting to use her hands more than we have seen in many months.  She has also gotten a lot better at holding up her head, and she has enough trunk strength to sit up on her own for many minutes.  She was recently given a stander which we now have at home.  The stander is a piece of equipment that supports Carly in the standing position so she can experience having weight through her legs and feet.  She wasn't too sure about it at first, but she is getting better at it each day. We spent two more weekends in Tahoe, and one in Pt. Reyes and Carly seems to enjoy being on the move and in these beautiful outdoor places.  It is therapy for the entire family.

With May not far away it is time for the annual Bay Area Brain Tumor Walk, one of the main fundraising activities during National Brain Tumor Awareness Month.  Team Carly raised an amazing $11,000 last year and although there was some rain, we all had a great time walking for a good cause.  Team Carly will be out in force again this year and we hope to top last years's fundraising goal.  You can join the team by clicking here, and you can choose to walk with us or sponsor one of the team members if you are not able to join on the day of the walk. Thank you, and we hope to see many of you there.

Love, Brad