#65, March 19, 2010

Sean's progress has slowed, but he still keeps moving forward. Paulette found a game for him that involves finding hidden pictures and solving puzzles, which he really enjoys. As spring arrives, we hope that we can get him outside and walking more. St. Patrick's Day was the first time in a while that the weather was warm enough to get out and around the block.
The rest of us have finally (we hope!) shaken off the colds that we'd been passing around. Hope that you all are doing well, and thanks for giving us the push to include whatever news we have.
Paul, Andrea, Sean, Paulette & Delaney

#64 Update, February 13, 2010

Sean gave us the GREATEST Valentine's present last night. When we sit down to dinner we hold hands, say grace and then everybody has the opportunity to say thank you for something. Sometimes it's a haircut or feeling better whatever, we go from the youngest to the oldest around the table. A lot of times Sean passes on saying anything and that's fine, but tonight he said " Thank you for Paulette, for Mommy and for Daddy for being here for me." It took my breathe away and I cried. Life is good and we are still making progress. Thank you for continuing to pray for us, it makes all the difference. Happy Valentine's Day everyone we love you.

#63 Update February 10th, 2010

Sean has had a great break through. He has been on the computer playing a memory game called Amazing Adventure. Paulette found it for us, it requires you to find various objects in a picture that are listed at the bottom of the page. He is becoming quite good at it. He also remembers if he has seen a television program we had taped for him. Before he could watch it over and over, now after he has seen it he remembers and then decides if he wants to watch it again. Here's hoping everyone has a wonderful Valentine's Day. Thanks for your continued support and prayers they are still working. All our warmth and prayers.

#62 Update February 2, 2010

Sean's birthday was quiet as he was running a fever due to his cold. Paulette ordered him a cheesecake from one of the local Delis which he loved. It was almost 3 inches thick, he had 2 pieces before dinner. We didn't go out since he was running a fever. We will go out for steak (which is what he wanted) sometime this week when he is not running a fever. We are looking into various gym type facilities to continue his strength training. He likes working out, short distance walking for now maybe he can run again someday, we'll think positive. Yeah, he is 38. Thanks for your birthday wishes as well as your prayers.

#61 Update January 25th 2010

Sean is able to shower & wash his hair by himself now. Steady progress and improvement. He dresses himself , needs some help tying his shoes and can feed himself a lot better than before. He hasn't been himself this last week, he is more tired than usual and has been a little dizzy. No fever or cold just not himself, no complaints just wants to sleep, so we let him sleep and are keeping a close eye on him. The hematologist got his tests back and they were all normal, so we still have no idea what caused the blood to thicken and clot like it did.
Thanks for keeping him in your thoughts and prayers he still needs them.

#60 Update January 9th, 2010

The holidays were quiet, reflective and wonderful. Sean enjoyed the snow but not the cold. He got some new snow boots that REI had on sale just his size, he really likes them. We are looking forward to moving forward even more this year. Sean is still making progress which is the blessing. He really enjoyed seeing Great Aunts & Uncles and cousins at Christmas. Thank you to those of you that made the effort to talk to him, it meant a lot. Remembering back to last Christmas and comparing it to this one was hard. Each day is a gift and so are your loved ones. Hopefully on the 19th we will have some answers from the Hematologist as to why and what caused the blood clots.

#59 Update December 17th

Steady process is still happening. Yesterday we met with 2 new doctors, the Rehabilitation Director for Memorial South and the Neurologist working with brain injured patients in
Memorial's Rehab clinic for a updated evaluation. They are trying some new medications, to help stimulate Sean's brain more & differently. We are checking out more options for the next step in physical therapy development. Sean is still on a marathon and not a sprint, hang in there. Sean has progressed a lot farther than the doctors were willing to give him credit for from the very beginning. He actually worked with the computer last night and today for the first time in a long time. This is wonderful as he was too frustrated before now. He still has short term and some long term memory challenges but surprises us all the time. He loved seeing all the cousins and Great Aunts and Uncles at Thanksgiving so much so he didn't want to leave early. We will spend Christmas with everyone and even more cousins on the Sunday after Christmas which will be fun and he is looking forward to seeing everyone again. Before we went to Denver I had asked him if he was afraid to see everyone and he said "No". A few minutes passed and he said "Should I be?" I told him no, I just wanted him to feel comfortable that we were going. We are still blessed and feel very thankful for each and every day as well as the progress he has made. As always thank you for your prayers and warm thoughts we can still feel them and pray for you all as well. We need to take the family photograph and then we'll send out our Christmas cards. Until then Merry Christmas everyone and a Blessed New Year.