May 28, 2010 Friday

Hey everyone,


Last week or two have been pretty good, equipment is starting to arrive and therapy is going great.

Thanks to wonderful therapist and the tremendous foundation set by the staff of doctors, nurses and therapists at Halvar Jonson Center. With out their input and guidance we would not have had the insight or backing to make the therapy carry on here at the pace it needs to. With the ongoing input and the open mindfulness of the therapists here to use their instincts to listen and ask questions based on actual findings instead of the usual guidance set out by health authorities.

Funny how the truth has a way of opening up and showing us things that we never thought possible when only given the chance!

Thursday Therapy was amazing great physio session and the afternoon speech session was awe inspiring. As all of our second family in Ponoka knows Chris pulls things out of no where and makes the hair on your neck stand up. While doing speech he was answering the questions and symbols faster and faster as well as putting together three commands at once, we pushed him again and again maybe over doing it a bit but it was so amazing to see and really solidified the fact that his ability to progress and focus on tasks is growing and getting stronger.

Heather our physio therapist at HJC had always seen this in Chris and was able to bring out the fight in Chris, she was so right when telling me he will only respond and answer to those who he knows will wait for the answer when asking a question. My biggest fear when returning home was that no one here would be able to connect with Chris like heather did. Although it is not quite the same strong connection just yet as it was with Heather at HJC, it is building and getting stronger with both of the therapists Chris now works with, I just want to say how grateful I am to have found them and appreciate their dedication and openness.

Since being home I have also had the pleasure to meet more and more people in the brain injury family and will use their stories to keep moving forward in the promoting of therapy and more funding for Brain Injury in this Province.

Equipment is still being tweaked and adjusted as I have time but we will continue to strive to move forward always appreciating each day and the time we have together.

I am trying to keep the updates regular but time does not always allow this.

Thank you Heather for doing the follow ups on Chris and for passing on our progress to all the others at our second home, HJC.

Bye for now,

Kevin