For the family it was like getting kicked in the head by a bull.
But him.......He's a tough one. He's working hard and getting back what he had lost to the Botox. He refuses to let anything get in his way and is fiercely independent, & is working hard to get there physically.
He still needs (and may always) the aides to come in to get him out of bed, put him into bed, bathe him, etc, but wants to get back to where he can shave himself, hold forks & spoons (use of knives many never be in the future) and get back into the harness that holds him up so he can take a few steps down the hall. That's where he was (semi-walking in the parachute/harness @ 'Kennedy-Kreiger' outpatient therapy) before the Botox ruined that work.