We have been slacking in our reports of how Andrew is going lately, but I think of that as a good thing! Nothing to report is good, right? It means there are no problems :) Well, finally we got to see for ourselves. Andrew has been back in Indiana with his family since early April and we finally all had time to go visit. His family have a lake house north of Ft. Wayne that we've all been to before, so we went to Indy to see Theresa first on Friday, then headed to the lake for Saturday & Sunday.
What a great weekend! As you can see, Shawn had fun :)
Andrew is doing SO WELL!! I can't even describe what a great feeling it was to hang around with him. It felt almost like old times. You can definitely tell he's still there, he just has a really hard time with communication. He is talking more though and if you give him time he can usually say what he wants to say. Typically he talks in single word statements, but he is able to get across what he wants or needs. He still loves to watch movies (shocker!) and is still a neat freak :) He is able to walk much better than when we saw him last at the end of February, but he still has no feeling on his right side. The facial droop he was experiencing on the right side of his face is gone, and when he smiles now it is with his whole face! It's great to see! He has a brace he can wear around his calf and ankle to support his foot when he walks and it helps him be almost completely independent when he walks. He occiasionally needs a little help, but if he can do it himself he wants to. He is trying very hard to be as independent as possible. I could go on and on, but I'll just post a few pictures and update again soon!
Andrew & Theresa
Shawn & Andrew
Andrew and I
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