First day of School

Andrew started school on Tuesday. He has four classes a day. He is doing great. I think that he enjoyed getting back into school and into his regular life. That morning I had calls from everyone in the family. Every time my phone rang, I worried that it was Andrew calling. But he never did. We all survived the first day just fine! Andrew was worried about getting stupid questions about his accident. The kids at school were cool about things and he had a great day! YEA!

Just Plugging Along

Last week we spent the day at PCMC and U of U for several doc appointments. Andrew continues to move forward in his recovery. He is off the tpn and if he can maintain his weight, they will pull the pic line. He is down on the meds that he takes, so life is good. We are encountering two conflicting opinions regarding what sports he should participate in. His main physician believes that he should be happy to be alive and not participate in contact activities. His nephrologist believes that he should "go for it". He doesn't believe in having him sit on the sideline of life. I am beginning to believe that it will eventually be up to Andrew. Andrew really enjoys going to physical therapy. He gets stronger all of the time. Last week there were several young girls at PT. One was a cheerleader who had pulled some muscles doing the splits. She really enjoyed watching Andrew lift. I tried to keep from laughing. I told him afterwards, "you've still got it!" Andrew also becomes more active each week. We are working towards getting him into a couple of classes the last term. Home school is difficult. The work seems harder to him than normal school. He has a lot of work to make up so we keep him plugging along. As he strives to come to terms with this entire experience, he remains positive about life. It is a lot to take in. But he recognizes how fortunate he is. We remain thankful. Several months ago I tried to imagine where we would be in his recovery by March. I know that we are further along than I ever dreamed.