A couple weeks back, on 8/29, Amy had her last physical therapy appointment. She met with the doctor, and he said she did not need to continue physical therapy, though she still should continue doing arm exercises and stretches at home for further progress.
Amy has made additional progress in the last two weeks, we have seen. She can now stretch her arm out almost fully straight. It's just slightly not yet fully extended. She's making progress at bending her arm up toward her body, too, but has more room for improvement in that direction.
When Amy met with the doctor, he was quite surprised by the progress she had made in gaining movement back. He indicated that, based on the severity of the injury and the surgery he had done, the improvement Amy has seen is very significant. He actually said the word "miracle", and he's not one we would have ever expected to suggest divine involvement.
To what degree Amy's improvement can be attributed to a miracle of God, as opposed to just physical therapy, genetics, etc., I can't say. But, I know we were praying for God's help in healing and improvement in range of motion. And, I know that God is the giver of life and of breath and is the sustainer of all things. Thus, I believe that God was involved in the healing and improvement of Amy's arm, even in and through physical therapy and through her genetic makeup (which He gave her). I don't think we need to choose between natural and supernatural reasons, but believe that God is at work in it all.
Though it hasn't been easy, and though there's still more to go, I thank God for the impressive improvement that we have already seen, which has far exceeded the doctor's expectations. Praise God! And we will continue to hope and believe for eventual full range of motion... complete healing.
