Reaching Goals
Goal 1: Last week Madalinn finished up her Pulmonary Cardiac Rehab. She had 12 sessions of physical exercise therapy, 6 sessions of occupational, recreational, massage, nutrition, and psych therapies. She worked hard and grew in strength and confidence. On the final day of Rehab she did repeat endurance tests to see how far she progressed. In the 6 minute walk test she walked 490 feet farther than she did in December. In the cardiac stress test she lasted 2 minutes longer on the treadmill and her stats all showed improvement. Goal 2: After waiting a few months, last Thursday we met with Dr. Hirsch, the Pulmonary hypertension cardiologist from Cincinnati Children's, via Telehealth. Our main goal was to get a second opinion. He said he agreed with our Columbus team's choice in treatment, but had a few other suggestions. We will meet with him in person at the end of April. Goal 3: The final goal that we accomplished was reaching...