November 2009

Can't believe it's been so long since I last posted. Sorry to you all.
We've had a long Autumn season with Jack. It appears that after all the radiation, it is taking his brain some real time and effort to heal itself. Both his mental and physical being have been set back. My theory is that his brain is working really hard to get it's syntax's reconnected, so it just doesn't have alot of time for the everyday things. However, just in the last week Jack has seen some great strides in his recovery and everyone is encouraged. Of course, now that the fog is clearing, he is mighty aware of his situation and it is frustrating to him, to say the least. He is tough and determined.
He is having physical therapy two days a week, occupational therapy one day, and speech therapy one day. This is a pretty busy schedule for him. I take him for the physical therapy sessions and his sister Jean takes him for the occupational and speech. We are very happy with his therapists and have seen much improvement.
Happily, sister Mae returned from France for another 4 weeks in September and October. Love that great cooking! While she was here, she and Jean took care of Jack for 5 days while I went to Moclips out on the coast and spent a few glorious and SUNNY days in a beautiful condo where I slept alot and read and walked on the beach. I came home much refreshed. Thank you Jean and Mae!
So now we wait and work with Jack and pray that the improvement we are seeing will just keep on getting better and better. With this type of radiation and chemo they say it could take up to two years for a total healing. We are hoping it won't take that long, but if it does, that is OK also. We just keep waiting and praying for the old Jack to come back.
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers!