Tom walked!...well, sort of...

I have not yet viewed it with my own eyes, but Tom told me today that he walked with a walker! It is A-MA-ZING to see how much progress he has made in the past week. When Tom first got to Houston, he could twitch one of his quad muscles. Now, there is definite visible flexing of quads and hammys and calves. I'm not so good with muscle names after that, but he still lacks hip flexers to pick up his leg and the walking muscle on the front of the shin to pull up his toes. He thought his adductors and abductors were a "circus" but when he tried to show me that, he surprised himself and his mom a bit by the progress those muscles have made. His trainer wants to be famous for Tom's phenomenal recovery, so our Tom will soon be a poster child for the rehab center. Tom's dad also arrived today to Houston, so he will have full pampering from both parents. Of course, there is still lots of progress to be made, but he's making great strides!