Falling

A couple weeks ago, Ian tried to see if he was alright to resume some normal-ish activities. He took Eli and Caleb to the church parking lot for them to ride their bikes. Eli learned to ride a bike without training wheels a few months ago, but hasn't had a lot of practice since then. Ian saw Eli coming down the hill, looking wobbly, and thought Eli might not stop by himself. Ian ran to try to catch Eli but it was Ian who fell. The high doses of Prednesone that Ian takes actually eats away at the muscles. Ian's been doing great at walking on the treadmill everyday and doing some light yoga, but it wasn't enough at this moment to try and run. Ian's muscles gave out and that was what caused Ian to fall. He was/is OK, but had some good scrapes on his hands and knees as a result of the fall. It was another awakening that Ian still isn't back to normal.

Other things that say he's not back to normal are his nose bleeds and his voice. Although at this point, the nose bleeds aren't quite daily, they are still frequent. His voice is very raspy and often hard to hear/understand. I think the voice is one of the main indicators for us that his body isn't OK. More than that though, is his energy level. He shakes quite a bit, but will really shake after exerting himself. After walking on the treadmill for 20-30 minutes, he is so drenched in sweat. We tried camping at the R Ranch this week and Ian helped put the roof rack on the van. That took it out of him. He went camping though and I was proud of him for trying. It was only one night, in a cabin with it's own bathroom, and he had his hammock in the shade next to the soothing sound of the creek at his back, while deer passed right by him. :)