A New Arm

After explaining how the new arm will be connected to his bow and quiver the doctor talked to Oliver about his lifestyle and exercise routines to accommodate him. Then once they were all in agreement Oliver agreed to stay in the hospital and begin the stages of having his arm surgery. The first day included flushing out his system and putting him on IVs to aid the procedure. Day two would include the first surgery of installing the nodes to his nervous system. Then he would wait two days to recover before connecting the arm to the nodes followed by two more days of recovery. Then he would begin his physical therapy in stages. Oliver was nervous but he had to see it through till the end if he wanted to get his life back.

It had been a few days since the surgery and Oliver was recovering while enduring rehabilitation sessions with Ms. Smoak. It was awkward, painful and encouraging at the same time. Oliver laughed till he cried as he was able to use the robotic arm. He knew it would take some time to recover and use the robotic arm at 100%, but he was no beginner when it came to insane challenges. He was glad Bruce kept his promise and gave the old archer a second chance in life.

As he worked on controlling the basic functions of the new arm he learned to activate the hidden carbon fiber bow built in the arm. Another part of his rehabilitation was to practice archery with nonlethal arrows. Each day that went by gave him more confidence and made him archery again. However he knew that once he was released from the hospital he would need to help Carrie as much as he could.

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