Week 14, Day 4: Sunday Sept. 20, 2009

Day 102: After 3 and a half months, Travis stood on his own today! With yesterday's attempt under his belt, Travis prepared to stand by doing leg lifts to warm up and stretch his knee. On his first try, he was able to fully straighten his leg and stand! He stood up and down twelve times. Each time took great effort and he supported himself in large part with his hands. His palms were bright red like they get from hanging on monkey bars. His arms ached from supporting himself on mending wrist and thumb. His right wrist won't bend, so most of the weight ends up on the fulcrum of his broken thumb and pointer finger. Still he stood. Time after time.