Sean is doing well, he has been having a private trainer in the swimming pool. Not just any pool a therapeutic pool which is 89 degrees so it is like getting into a very nice warm bath. He enjoys Cory and the pool very much. I searched and found Villasport athletic sport and spa for him to join. It is what we needed to help him feel comfortable, the cold sometimes bothers him a lot so the warmer pool is nice.
Sean is on the computer daily it is amazing what he can do and remembers. Mainly he is in search of another red Hummer or a 1970 yellow Corvette for his Dad. Paul had one in college and ever since that commercial came out where the sons found their Dad's old Chevy, he has been on a mission. It is fun to see what he comes up with for sure. He contacted University of Phoenix about classes. We went down to the local office and spoke with an admissions counselor at which time we were told that Sean should probably pursue a managerial computer degree with the classes he already has completed. We decided we needed to talk to the VA since they would be paying for any of his future education on the GI bill. We felt that a managerial degree isn't realistic with his brain injury at least at this time BUT having said that we wanted another opinion to guide us. He has a brain injury team that he works with that are WONDERFUL doctors, specialists and a case worker that is AMAZING. An appointment was made for Sean to be evaluated for attending college classes. From our point of view, we don't want him to feel fustrated, and to have every opportunity he can to better his future. After attending the appointment we were told that for now, his cognative level isn't high enough for anything more than auditing a class,(attending without a grade.) I will be calling the colleges after spring break in the area to see what classes they might have available to audit. It would be good for him socially, he is open to trying this, we want him to feel satisfaction and successful in whatever he tries. He has gone to a day type center with other brain injured patients but didn't like it.
Thank you for continuing to follow his progress and keep him in your prayers as we face new horizons. Mom
Friday, March 30, 2012
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