Okey doke.  And all right.  And hi, Marie!  I know you're going to be astonished that I'm posting already.  And yet, there's not really anything too much to say.  Everything is good - does anybody get tired of hearing that?  I still say Sam is significantly different.  Much less angry, which is just such a weight off me.  It's so hard on us  that his sole reaction is angry, you know?  And we've been told that it doesn't really mean that it's his only emotion, just that it's the only way his face can form at the moment.  Whatever, when all your child does is yell or growl all you, it ain't so easy to get through a day, you know?  I'm just saying. 

 

And we have good news on other fronts .  John Graziano is hanging tough (that is what Marines do, right?) and surprising his doctors.  They're shocked he's still with us, and he's fighting hard.  

 

Justine is a young lady from our church that we just love. She had some very scary surgery on Monday, but she is doing well - she is doing much better than the doctors expected.  I knew she'd be fine; it was her mom I was worried about.  I've been in those shoes and they can make you crazy.  But all is well for her so hopefully she'll be out of the hospital soon.  A hospital is no place for anyone to be. 

So good things are happening in my little boy's head.  I don't know what they are, but they're happening.  And other people are noticing too.  Yesterday in physical therapy, April couldn't believe it was Sam - he was so agreeable and worked so hard the whole time.  She and Sam have an agreement that he has to work for a certain amount of time and then they'll do sacro-cranial work; it feels good to him and requires no work on his part, so it's kind of a reward almost.  He was working so well she almost went over into "his" time, but figured she'd better not push it.  The other therapist did that last week and he was furious.  I know it sounds ridiculous, but it's true - he knows when his working time is up, and he'll not be cheated! 

 

And John Graziano is making progress.  He's still in critical condition, but they're getting him off of some of the medications that are tearing up his body, so the next few days will be telling.  It's been more than two weeks now, and he's still fighting hard.  That says a lot. 

 

I have to find the time to update this website.  I know everybody wants to see some recent pictures; it just takes so long.  I'll try to ge to it this weekend, I really will.  I think I'm doing something when I find two minutes to blog, so there you go.