{"id":127,"date":"2025-10-03T02:31:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T02:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaformac\/?p=127"},"modified":"2025-10-03T02:31:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T02:31:19","slug":"days-22-23-24-august-27-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cota.org\/cotaformac\/2025\/10\/03\/days-22-23-24-august-27-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Days 22, 23, 24 &#8211; August 27, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are much more like our happy playful\u00a0 self! Up out of bed for a few hours at a time cruising furniture &amp; as of yesterday took his first unassisted steps on his own without any coaxing during music therapy. He wiggled out of my lap stood on his feet and walked over to her to grab the rain shaker Audrey held after she asked if he wanted to use it. We were all thrilled. He also had an hour of art therapy as well yesterday with RaRa &amp; the art therapist while I got to do an art class with E&amp;E. Eddie met an inpatient 12 yo boy named Maddox &amp; learned all about 3d printing and\u00a0 they made a 3d tornado fidget. Evelyn and I made iron on pencil pouches.There are hopes that we will be discharged to nearby &#8220;home&#8221; tomorrow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0Mac got his drain out yesterday, Andy asked Dr Armando if this was ahead of schedule. Dr Armando said &#8220;with all Mac&#8217;s comorbidities, risks GOD BLESS this child. He&#8217;s doing phenomenal&#8221;. 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