Gaining Endurance
It has been awhile since our last update. Here area a few highlights we'd like to share. - Madalinn is 3 weeks into her 6 weeks of pulmonary cardiac rehab. She goes on M/W for multiple kinds of therapies (Occupational, Recreational, Exercise, Nutrition, and massage). I have been SO impressed at her abilities to move her body and have endurance. Her heart rate and oxygen are monitored while she works out and her stats have been very good. She's done treadmill and stationary bike, weight training, circuit training, yoga, and other varieties of exercises and activities. She is able to exercise for 2 hours (with short breaks throughout) like a champ! To put this into perspective, before diagnosis she wasn't able to walk around the block without stopping because she felt like she was going to pass out. It is obvious that the medications are making improvements. - She saw ENT Dr. Willett, whom Josh's family goes to for HHT nosebleed treatment....