Another month has passed!

I didn't realize that it had been a month since the last post. It's amazing how time has flown, but how March 20th feels like it was just yesterday! At the beginning of August Adam got to spend 11 days with his beautiful little two year old! Sadie was a blessing and a bright light to have around. She's getting so big! Also in the last month, Adam has started working 4 hours a day at Depuy and it seems like his energy level is getting better each day! He's continued to have therapy (Speech therapy) a few days a week. He took a written exam for driving earlier this month and passed with flying colors. Last week he went back to his orthopaedic surgeon and he released him from his brace (wooohooo!). That was two weeks earlier than what was originally decided! This week he'll start occupational therapy with the orthopaedic people to get that shoulder moving again! We went to see an eye doctor in Indy a few weeks ago, she said that he had an injury to the optic nerve in the cortex of his brain. This has messed up some of his peripheral vision, but Dr. Lazoff seems to think that with some time it may get better! He constantly reminds us that Adam really is only 5 months post injury and while he is doing great, we have to remember that his recovery can take a year to two years to completely recover. We continue to appreciate all the prayers and support that we've had. Thanks especially to some co-workers of Adam's (I believe it's Dan and Dave) who have helped us by picking him up for work. Also thanks to DeWayne who continues to help us get Adam to therapy from time to time! We really couldn't have done or continue to do this without your help! Thanks again from the bottom of our hearts!
And a call for more prayer: One of my best friends from college is pregnant and this week found out they were having a boy. At the same time, they found out that he has a very severe heart defect that can only be fixed after delivery. Please pray for Stacy, David, Ella and baby Landin Callahan as they begin this journey and start to see specialists. This year has been full of miracles in our family and I know that with prayer, God will provide. So please pray for a miracle for the Callahan family! Thanks!

On a beautiful Thursday evening...

Hi all! It's been a while but I wanted to send a quick update on how Adam is doing since his surgery last week. His surgery on his left shoulder went wonderful last week. Dr. Wright told me he couldn't be more pleased! They went in and anchored his ligament back to his shoulder with anchors and suture. His will give him the posterior support he needs so that he doesn't dislocate his shoulder. He has a brace that he wears now and will have to wear for 6 weeks. For those of you that have seen it, you know what it looks like, and those of you that haven't...well it completely limits the movement/use of his left arm. But 6 weeks is nothing compared to the journey he has already been through! This is just the icing (not very good icing, but nonetheless) on the cake! He saw Dr. Wright today for his post-op appointment and he said that things look great and they took his stitches out and he will be able to start therapy for his shoulder again in 3 weeks.
Sunday there was a 5k walk/run for our cousin Danelle and her family following the early (really early) birth of their triplets. It was warm and we all figured that he'd walk as much as he could then walk back...Adam finished the entire 5k!!! AMAZING! Great job Adam!!! Keep up the hard work!
And on this beautiful Thursday evening, he was re-united with his baby girl, Sadie! Such an awesome time to have her back home and in our presence! What a true blessing she really is. We all missed her, but I don't think we all realized how much until she was home!!!
Thanks to all for the continued prayers for Adam and our family! Everyday I'm still amazed at the wonderful support the community has given. It's also amazing how many people will see him in public and come up and talk to him/our family and just let us know how good it is to see him up and moving! Thank you to all the family, friends, community members and strangers that helped get him to where he is!!! There is no doubt in my mind that God had quite a few angels with him that night!!!
And there is your quick update! Night all!
Here's a pic of Adam during the walk and of his contraption!

Another day, another week!

Time is flying and boy are we having fun! Adam is doing well. He had a big test this past week and passed 5 of the 7 areas that they tested him in. Dr. Goff said that this is great for four months post accident. The two areas in which he has deficients, she said that those are areas in which he will improve and won't be "missing" forever. She said that it may take up to a year to gain some of that stuff back. But for being only four months post head trauma he's doing great. She recommended that he start working a few more hours a day. However, his energy level right now is really LOW. He's had more bad days than good, where he feels blah and is just exhausted. It's normal they say, so he just keeps trucking along. He'll have surgery this week on his shoulder to repair that. I think that once that's done, maybe he'll start feeling a bit better! Please say some special prayers for him this week, for the surgeon working on him and for all the nurses/techs involved! Lucky for him, he's having it done where I work, and while I'm pretty bias, I know they will take GREAT care of him!!!

This weekend was his benefit. Once again, Whitley County is an amazing place to call home for many reasons, but today it's for the amazing support they've shown to Adam. We even had some out of towners from Chesterton, IN that made the trip to see and support Adam. To all of you who came, gave, in whatever capacity you supported, THANK YOU! You will never know how truly appreciative we all are that you have helped take care of Adam and our family throughout this WHOLE experience. Still to this day, I tear up when I think of the many people who have shown such support and love to our family. You honestly will never know how thankful we are. We can say thank you over and over again, but please know, it is something we will never be able to say enough! Attached are some great pictures from Saturday! Thanks to everyone! And a special thanks to the Committee Members: Greg & Ann Fahl, Bob & Tammy Gettinger, Mark & Meg Mynhier, Mike & Julie McEvoy, and Kim & Roxanne Reiff and the Elkhorn Ranch!

A few inquiries

Another week is upon us and I've had an inquiry or two about Adam's upcoming benefit...so I'd like to post the information for you so that if you are interested you can make it.

Saturday July 24 1:00pm to 10:00pm or ? Come out for a day in the country.
Featuring food, drink, and live entertainment. We'll be roasting hogs and serving up iron kettle chili, hot dogs, and bonfires. Entertainment by Tennessee Rebels, Lude Entertainment, Bob Gettinger and Coda. Bring your lawn chair and set a spell or dance the night away.
Admission by advance ticket purchase only. Just 500 tickets available; so don't delay. Adults $20, Children under 12: $5 each at the gate.
Where? The Elkhorn Ranch (near Larwill) From Col. City take US 30 to 1 mile west of Larwill to Binkley Rd (Countryside Antiques) turn right/North, go 1 mile, watch for signs.
Tickets available at Big G's and Orizon Real Estate in Col. City, Crossroads Bank in So. Whitley and Col. City or contact Kim Reiff, Mark Mynhier, Greg Fahl or call 260-248-6558.

Lots of information there, but it should be a fun day to get out and support Adam.

Adam continues to heal. His energy really comes and goes. Lately it's been gone quite a bit, but he continues to surge forward. Dr. Lazoff says that it's normal with head injuries and could take 6-8 months for it to steady out. So in the mean time, he's (Dr. Lazoff) is going to continue to keep him on his current work schedule and have him do some more OT/PT to keep up his range of motion with his arm and build up some endurance in PT to help with his energy levels. They also drew some blood today to make sure that it's not a metabolic problem and is just the result of hitting his head "REALLY HARD!" He will see Dr. Lazoff at the beginning of August to re-evaluate things. I can say this about him...he's a trooper! He continues to go, go, go! But they said today, it's time to take it easy a little! I think he's just ready to feel "normal" again...then again, what is normal?! Surgery for his arm has been scheduled, so that's just another bump in the road.

Please continue to keep him in your prayers as he continues to heal. It's crazy because he looks so good when you see him, but as a nurse I know that on the outside you can look great and your body is still healing on the inside. And for him, this is the case! Thanks everyone!

4 months ago...

Time really does fly when you are having fun! I'm not sure the "fun" we started 16 weeks ago today was the "fun" that Adam or any of us would have asked for, but especially Adam, he's taken it stride by stride and remains positive about it!
For the time being, he remains "out of therapy." He was to meet with Dr. Lazoff this week, but he (Dr. Lazoff) got stuck in Texas so Adam will see him on Tuesday and that appointment will determine if he needs further therapy at this point. Like before, it will also determine if he gets to up his hours at work, but so far, he's doing good at work!
Yesterday he met with Dr. Wright (his shoulder doc). He determined that Adam's shoulder is quote "A MESS" unquote. So shoulder surgery will be scheduled for sometime in July. From what I gather (I wasn't able to be at the appointment due to work) they will be doing a shoulder scope and will go in and anchor one of his posterior shoulder ligaments back to his glenoid! So basically they will re-attach a ligament to the back of his shoulder joint! Dr. Wright says that by doing this, it should fix all the pain he's been having. It'll also cut back on the arthritis he'll eventually get (probably when he's in his 60's), but if they don't fix it, the arthritis will come much sooner!
So that's where things stand! He's doing great! He continues to have a great outlook on things! He knows his limits and isn't afraid to let you know when he's tired or when enough is enough! I'm pretty sure he's enjoying being back at work too! We would have never thought that 4 months ago he'd be this far progressed! And I'm sure that the many of you that gathered with us around his bedside and in the waiting area 4 months this morning wouldn't have thought so either. But with that said, we are thankful to a wonderful God and to wonderful family and friends that kept and continue to keep him in their prayers! I'll continue to keep you posted, and one of these days I'll get you a recent photo of him on the blog. He looks WONDERFUL! Thanks for your continued prayers! You all have been so WONDERFUL and supportive and we can't say thanks enough!!

It's been a while

Once again, time is flying like crazy around here! I've had many people mention that they haven't seen anything on the blog for a while, so I thought I'd get on to update! Adam is doing extremely well. His therapists have all been very pleased with his recovery and progress. They commented that most of the time those that have been to Shepherd's come back way more advanced than those that haven't. So we definitely believe that we made the right decision by sending him to Shepherd's Center! Even though it was hard! We're glad we did. For the last 3 weeks Adam has been going to therapy 3 days a week. He has taken tests that were given to him in Atlanta and passed them with flying colors!

He had a CT scan on his shoulder last week, and we're waiting to find out what they will do with his shoulder. He'll meet with his doctor next week to find out what the plans are.

He saw his dentist, Dr. Zollinger, a few weeks ago and they think he may have messed up some muscles on his left jaw and may have the early signs of TMJ, so he uses a heating pad on his jaw every night and that seems to be helping.

As far as therapy, he's done until Wednesday when he meets with Dr. Lazoff. Once he sees him we'll know if he needs further therapy or if he's done. He also started back to work this week. They have limited him to a certain amount of hours each day, but when he goes back to Dr. Lazoff on Wednesday they will re-evaluate if he can add more hours to his work days! He said it was good to be back today! I think he really enjoyed being back into somewhat of a routine!

Adam still gets tired easily, but not nearly as bad as before! So he's getting there! I think for the most part, he's sleeping better at night too. He was able to ride in the Old Settler's Day parade this past weekend. He's back to joining us at Bdubs and going to hang out with friends. Really, at the end of the day, he's doing very well! We never thought he'd be this far along in his recovery at this point, but we are so grateful for his progress! We're 15 weeks post accident at this point (well on Saturday that is)! I can honestly say that even though life seems back to "normal", I really don't know if life will be "normal" again. The days and weeks seem to pass quicker than before, but we'll take each day we get and keep running with it!

Thank you for your continued prayers for Adam and our family! We truly appreciate every single one of them!

3 months ago yesterday...

Three months ago today, we were sitting at Parkview hospital in the waiting room of the STICU waiting on Adam to wake up, respond, or breath on his own. Who would have ever thought that 3 months later Adam would be the walking, talking, breathing miracle he is! For those of you that have gotten to see or spend time with Adam since he's been back, you know what I'm talking about. God heard the prayers of many on that Saturday three months ago, and answered them! We would have never thought three months ago that we would see him doing the things he's doing today! And because of that, I will always consider him a walking, talking, breathing miracle that happened right before my eyes!

This week was VERY busy for Adam! He took EVERY stride with a positive, open attitude! He was tired by the end of the week, but kept going! He had PT and ST on Tuesday. They both said that they'd probably work with him for 3-4 weeks anywhere from 2-3 times a week, and then they'd probably be done with him. They said that Shepherds Center did a great job getting him where he's at! Wednesday he met with his Ortho doc regarding his shoulder. Dr. Wright seems to think that he has a torn ligament on the back of his scapula and wants to do some more radiology tests first, but then he's thinking that Adam will need to have a shoulder scope done to see whats going on with his shoulder. The doc said that he could very easily dislocate his shoulder if this ligament was torn...and he said that's pretty painful! Then on Thursday Adam had more PT, OT, and ST. On Friday he met with his eye doctor to make sure his eyes are fine after his accident. They said his eyes looked good, however, he had them dilated, so they will perform a peripheral vision test in a few weeks to make sure that was not affected by the accident.

He spent the majority of the week having Sadie. She was with him everyday but Tuesday this week. We were able to have an early birthday celebration with her and our family and friends this week. She was so stinkin' cute and I know she will be missed by many family and friends while she is away. It's hard on us all, but I know God has bigger plans and He will work it out. It's just too bad that it had to be this way! A few of my best friends were their with their little girls and both of them had been asking for Sadie earlier in the week, those girls had a blast playing in the yard! Friday night we went to Carrie and Brandon Crawford's house for dinner and some fun. We had a great time relaxing and enjoying the evening. Sadie had a wonderful time with their girls, Maddie and Maylee!

And because I'm late on getting this out, on Saturday Adam spent the morning with Sadie and then decided he wanted to relax for the afternoon. We left him to do that and then he spent the evening hanging out with Rodney at his house.

Today Adam got to sleep in and really rest up! He said he slept great! This afternoon he went to Ryan's house and spent some time with him .

Thank you to all our family and friends who made it out to celebrate an early birthday of a very special little girl in our lives. You all have been so wonderful and helpful through this whole process and we appreciate all that you have done for Adam and our family. Another special thank you to Diane, Adam's case manager. She has been absolutely wonderful to work with and fortunately has a great sense of humor! You need that if you are going to work with Adam! He lets everyone know that if he can laugh about this, so can we! Please keep sending those prayers for Adam's continued recovery. Also pray for our Miss Sadie Cakes as she's away from all of her family. We pray that she is safe and continues to know that we love her and miss her. And lastly, please pray for Gemma, she is a fighter and continues to fight for her life at such a young age, but God does work miracles as evidenced in the past 3 months!

Below are some awesome pictures of a wonderful week with Miss Sadie!

Good News Monday!

Adam spent the weekend with Sadie. We played and played and played some more! She has more energy than the energizer bunny! But nonetheless we love her more than words can express! She's a joy to have around and fills our hearts with so much love! Adam had to take a few breaks here and there while having Sadie, but he rested when Sadie rested!

After having Sadie for the weekend, last night we went to Bdubs for our normal sibling outing! How awesome it felt to walk back into Bdubs after so long without Adam! Made me so proud to see him up and walking and being himself! One thing is for sure, he didn't loose his sense of humor through all this! Just another reason I'm so very proud of him!

Today he had his first of MANY appointments this week! Today was his occupational therapy evaluation. He blew them away! They said he looks great and is functioning very well for his injuries. They said that they would probably meet with him twice a week for 2-3 weeks and then he'd be done! Absolutely incredible to know he's this far along after only 11 weeks! God sure did look out for him!

Adam has a lot ahead of him this week! Lots of appointments to get him started in his therapy here in Fort Wayne. He's got appointments every day but Thursday I believe...so busy busy busy he will be!

And lastly, thank you to all of you who continue to follow the blog and keep us in your prayers! Thank you doesn't even begin to describe how grateful we are to you all!

For those of you that have followed the last couple of posts, my cousin Danelle and her husband Jason lost two of their triplets this past week. Elliott and Gabriel went to be with the Lord. Continue to pray for them as they continue to fight for their little girl Gemma's life. So far she is stable and holding her own. Thanks ahead of time for your prayers!

Pictures to follow later this week!

How time flies!

It's absolutely amazing how time flies! It's crazy! Saturday (tomorrow) will be 11 weeks since the accident! WOW! Those of you that know Adam and have seen him since he's been back know how well he looks and acts with it only having been 11 weeks ago! He's an amazing person that's for sure! I can't say that he's ever acted as though it's unachievable to get back to his norm! He's been very determined and continues to be that way! I think this will only benefit him more and more!

Thursday was kind of a lay low day for him, he went to the bank and then picked up Sadie and spent the afternoon with her playing! She was a ham by the time I got off work! She's really growing up!

Today, he met Keith for lunch at Pizza Hut and then him and dad went to Fort Wayne to do a bit of shopping! Then later this evening he went to a Tin Caps game with his friend Ashley. He called earlier about 9:15pm and said that he was getting a little tired. I asked if he wanted us to come get him and he said not yet. Told me he'd call when he was ready! We're awaiting his arrival soon!

Sadie spent the evening with Mamaw and Papaw tonight. She even carried on a pretty good conversation with me on the phone on my way home from work. Adam will have Sadie all weekend until late afternoon on Sunday!

Tonight I say "Thank you" to Adam: thanks for never giving up, for being so determined and positive. You have given your all, plus some and you are truly an amazing person. Some people would have given up, but you've been pushed down and gotten back up and have overcome some not so good odds. Hold your head high as you start therapy on Monday. As always give them h*ll and show them what you are made of! It's truly an honor to call you my brother! Love you!

One step back

Adam has had a pretty exciting week so far! Sunday after having Sadie, he napped then went to Ryan Conley's house for a cookout! He said he hasn't laughed so hard in a long time. He must have had quite a lot of fun during his "man time."

On Monday he spent the day at Jake's house having a Memorial Day cookout. They also went and put flowers on Grandma and Grandpa Schrader's graves at the cemetery.

On Tuesday he spent the afternoon at his doctors appointment. His appointment was scheduled for 1pm and they finally got in around 2:30-3pm. He said that he got to show Diane his true colors of joking around! I'm sure she got to finally see the "real" Adam! When he finally met with his doctor, he said that his doctor was good. He jokes around and seemed to really connect with Adam. The doctor said that he has many patients with the same injuries as Adam, and none of them are as good as Adam! Absolutely amazing! God is good isn't He?!

Today was a long and disappointing day for Adam. But he's determined to fight to get where he needs to be and I think that will keep him focused on continuing to improve! Keep fighting bro...we'll show them!!! Keep praying for him. Today I believe was a big blow in what has so far been an uphill recovery. But I knew from the beginning, we'd take 2 steps forward and at some point some steps back...today we took a few steps back, but I know that God has plans that none of us know about, and He's in control and knows what He's doing! Thank you to Rhiannon and Dewayne for enduring a long day with us!

Thanks also to Shannon and Joey Herron for the food that they took over to Adam's tonight! It's much appreciated and helps out! We are honored to have such wonderful friends! Thank you again!

Keep praying for Adam and his recovery! Also please say some prayers tonight for Baby A (no name yet), Elliot Lucas, and Gemma Monae Ridge. These are our cousin Danelle and Jason Ridge's triplets that were born today in their 23rd week of gestation. They are fighting for their lives, but are at this time doing ok. Please pray also for Danelle, Jason and their son Marcus as they begin a long journey to get these babies healthy! Pray also for Carla and the rest of the family and friends that will be making journey's to South Bend.

Below is the picture I promised you earlier this week! It's of Adam and Sadie after church on Sunday!

Today has already been a busy day for Adam! We've been up and went to church with Sadie and Papaw! It was absolutely wonderful to see the faces of those who have kept Adam in their prayers this whole time. Thank you Pastor Steve for your encouragement and words this morning. God really did perform a miracle through all this!

Adam has been pretty busy since he's been home. He had Sadie Wednesday night for a while. Thursday he had meetings and spent most of the day in Fort Wayne with Mom and Dad. On Friday he was able to go over to Depuy and spent about 4 hours with his boss and co-workers. When he returned back to CC he wanted to stop by the jail. So that he did. I finally returned home about 8:30 Friday night and got to see him! He looks great! I think you can hardly see his scar from the surgery unless you are looking for it!

Yesterday was the 10 week mark! I can't hardly believe it! I was able to spend the day with Adam and Sadie. Last night Abbie and Joe Bailey welcomed us over (along with Dad) for a cookout. We had a good time visiting with friends! Thank you Abbie and Joe for mowing his yard while he was away, for bringing him food, for your prayers and for your friendship! You both are a true blessing! Sadie had a great time running around with the other kids last night! I don't think she was ready for bed when we laid her down! She spent the night and didn't make a peep until 6:30 this morning, then she was ready to go, yelling "Daddy where are you!"

Rodney and his wife also came by last night with their little girl! I think Adam enjoyed the extra company! I'm sure he's sick of all of us already!! Ha!

This afternoon Ryan is picking Adam up and he'll go over to their house for a cookout. Again...new faces!

He really is doing wonderful considering where he was 10 weeks ago. He does get tired pretty easy, but knows when to say enough is enough. When Sadie lays down, so does he!

Thank you all AGAIN for your constant prayers, he still has a road ahead of him, but has/is making such great strides! This week will be filled with appointments with the doctors that will follow him now that he's back! And maybe we'll have to make a sibling outing to Bdubs!!! Have a great Sunday all! Pictures to follow after bit!

Home at last!

I want apoligize for not having posted any news since Adam's arrival home. It's been a crazy few days as we all adjust to having him home. I just simply haven't had the moment to reflect on his blog. We are all taking turns staying with Adam until he is able to stay alone.

I did get a few shots of him arriving off the plane in FW. Adam, his Dad and Diane from Workman's Comp arrived almost before we did. Jake and I made a mad dash to meet the party as they hit gound.

Russ, Tony, and another wonderful fellow (who's name I didn't know) met the group as they landed with a banner "Welcome home Adam". All of us were reduced to tears!

Since their landing, we've all been busy. Shepherd's asked that we keep 24/7 on Adam a few days until he is settled at home. We are to gradually allow him time alone, which I'm sure he is ready for as we wish him also to be. He's been followed by someone 24/7 for so long, I'm sure it is frustrating for him.

We are all taking turns staying at Adam's house, he's had visits with Sadie, Grandpa Lemmon, and Rodney and his family. Jody Morrissey and Jana Reeg stopped Friday night to say Hi and welcome him home, all much enjoyed and appreciated.

Adam continue's to improve, but tires easily. Nap times are usually in the afternoon. I'm sure he'd welcome the familiar faces of all of his friends and fellow co-workers, drop by and see him...

I'll attempt to get to get the pictures of his landing posted soon when I catch my breath... I about died today mowing his yard by push mower! I'm used to riders, so this was a new experience, but it's done and I have to say it didn't look to bad!

Lots of hugs and well wishes to all of you, have a good weekend!
Mom

Almost time!

In a little over 3 hours, the men will be home! Jake and I are busy moving his clean laundry, dog (we simply can't forget the dog!), and truck over to his house. We will then head over to FW to grab a sandwich and then head to the airport to wait!

Mike called about 3:30pm and they were at the airport waiting. He said Adam was tired, but trying to take a catnap while waiting. Their flight takes off at 7:30pm so they had a long wait ahead.

I think today was one of the longer days I have had. I'm sure Adam has had more than I have, but it will sure be nice to have everyone home. Thanks to everyone who kept me busy today and making the day seem shorter. :)

I'm taking the camera along to get shots of their arrival and will post them tomorrow.

Count down begins!

There hasn't been much news from Atlanta, but I do know from reading Adam's facebook page that he has been counting the days. I believe we are now close to counting the hours instead! Tomorrow (Tuesday) night is the big night, so in less than 24 hrs the men will be home.

Plans are in place to have his buddy "Luke" at home waiting on him and Wednesday he has a date with "Miss Sadie". I'm sure it will be a pleasant surprise for her to finally see her Daddy in person, rather than over Skype.

Adam went today for his last full day of therapy. Tuesday morning he, his Dad, and DeWayne will meet at 9 am at Shepherd's for his release interview. After the interview he is done, no more therapy for the day, and they can start to prepare to come home. Actually, I think they are preparing today! When I talked to Mike this morning he was doing their laundry and attempting to pack some of his stuff.

Mike said it's been really warm in Atlanta, but the humidity is the worst part of it. The flowers that had been replanted at the hotel, have started to bloom again and are really pretty. He wanted to know how the weather here is and if there was anything new going on? I told him we have finally hit some warm and humid weather ourselves and that CC had been fairly quiet as far as I knew.

I will keep you posted on their arrival back to Indiana. Pray that they have a safe journey home. Thanks again everyone and God Bless!

Wednesday's News from Atlanta

Hello all, Mom stepping in for Carrie. As you can see I'm having issue's with placing the photo's. I thought they'd land at the bottom of the post, NOT, but at least I got them to upload!

I talked to Carrie earlier today and she was off work and headed on her way to her vacation spot. She told me where, but I've forgotten already the smaller details, but I do know she said she'd text me when she lands late tonight. Maybe I need to check myself in for some of Adam's "memory" therapy.

Okay, the news from Atlanta today! We had a request from one of the county employee's, April Waugh, RN of a shot of the "Cupcake Factory". Well April, he found it and hopefully I'll figure out how to also include the photo's from today which included that shot (see above, I wrote this first then attached the photo's, the photo's landed where they wanted too!). Mike said they just about missed the shop while looking for it. If you want more details about whether he went in or not, or sampled any cupcakes, YOU'LL have to ask him... LOL

The guys also found the Krispy Kreme donut shop, the original one for Atlanta. Mike's quote, "Mmm Mmm good!" and "Adam sure liked them!" Not surprising, this family is big on a few things, chocolate, ice cream, and donuts.

I've also included a picture of Adam (taken today) and one of Adam with his case manager at Shepherd's, her name is Kendra. Kendra was responsible for Adam while there and was his sounding board if he had any concerns or issue's with anything pertaining to his stay at Shepherds, including therapy and things of that nature. Kendra also worked closely with his therapists and was responsible for helping make the decision to allow Adam to move to outpatient therapy and stay with his Dad at the hotel. As we all know she most likely had her hands full (just kidding Adam). We'd like to "thank" Kendra and all the staff at Shepherd's for a job well done and making it possible for Adam to return home as quickly as possible. They are a wonderful group of people, their love for their jobs was quite evident, and their results most remarkable.

Mike let me know that his schedule was already filling up back home. It sounds like he'll get back and hit the ground running. I'm sure he's as ready as Adam is to get back home.

He said it was 56 degrees and cool tonight. Ha, ha, we've been 56 or below how many days/nights now? I've even turned the heat back on a few nights to take the chill and humidity out of the house. We can only "wish" that we could get just as tad bit as warm as Atlanta might be! Bring some sunshine and warmth home with you boys!

On a personal note, I'd like to share something with all of you that have followed Adam's blog. My niece and her husband, Danelle (Schmitt) and Jason Ridge (son Marcus), are expecting triplets. Danelle is presently hospitalized in South Bend and may be there for some time. Grandma & Grandpa Lemmon and I travelled to South Bend today to visit with Danelle and my sis Carla. Please include their family in your prayers if you would, that Danelle and the triplets stay safe and healthy until their arrival. Carla has given me so much support (as did ALL my siblings) through all that we've gone thru with Adam even though she had her own daughter Danelle to worry about! Mom, Dad, Carla & family, to the families of Steve & Brenda, Steph & James, Joel & Shannon, "Thank You"............ Love you all!

To all our friends and the WC Community all of you have heard the "Thank You" from Carrie. However, we can't express enough how much everyone's support and prayers have helped us, so this one is from Mike and I, "Thank You"...... God Bless you ALL!

Time

Adam asked tonight what my theme was going to be tonight for the blog! I told him I hadn't really thought about it. But as I pondered it and reflected on what Adam and I talked about, I think the theme is time...can you all believe that on Saturday morning it'll be 9 weeks. That's a long TIME! Or so it feels! Adam is ready to come home. I said to him tonight, it's just TIME! So some of you know and some don't, but tonight I share with everyone, Adam will return into Fort Wayne sometime after 9pm on May 25th. They don't know their exact flight times yet, but it's official! He'll be home before we all know it!

Adam will have a treadmill test this week to conclude his physical therapy down there. He has to jog on the treadmill for 5 minutes. I think this will allow them to see how he does with jogging a longer period of time and keeping his balance. They have explained that he will have to do some therapy here at home once he gets back, but he just wants to be back!

What a journey this has been. Not something we ever want to go through again, nor would we want anyone else to have to go through this either, but nonetheless, a journey! I'm sad to say that I won't be able to welcome Adam home! I'm off on a vacation I planned back in December, but the good news is, I'll come back refreshed ready to keep Adam on his toes! :-) The blog will be handled by Dad or Mom while I'm gone! Enjoy their outlook on things! Tonight I leave you with some pictures from the County Employee's Wellness walk Sunday!



And one from this weekend with Derek, Jaime, Joey and Gale

And one from the hot tub!

A long weekend

Adam had a long weekend with a lot of visitors. On Friday after another day of therapy, Derek and Jaime Ness took Adam and Dad to an Atlanta Braves game. I hear that there were fireworks afterwards! Then on Saturday, Joey and his dad, Gale, were there. When I talked to Adam on Saturday they were hitting up Bruster's, the super wonderful ice cream place they have in Atlanta! Adam said they walked around the park where the hotel is and just hung out. Tonight I called him around 8 and he had just woke up! Said that they got up early to eat breakfast with Joey and Gale before they headed back to Indiana and after they left, Adam took a nap. It was much needed since it was around 7 hours long! I just hope he sleeps tonight!

Mom attended the walk/run today for County Employee's. This years walk/run was dedicated to Adam. Once again, we are blow away by the amount of support YOU ALL have given Adam. You all are amazing people and I pray that God bless you as much as all of you have blessed us! Thank you!

Tonight I leave you with a quote that has been on Adam's facebook page for a while, but it's a quote that in the early days of Adam's accident that someone pointed out to me....and I think it pretty much sums up why he chose to serve our community!

"Make a place in your heart for those who put service above self; For they understand that freedom requires a sacrifice that the protected will never know."

Thank you to the many that protect us on a regular basis. Thank you to those that protected Adam the night of his accident. You will never know how much your sacrifice meant to us that night.

More good news!

Got a good text from Adam last night letting us know that he will be home the night before his scheduled day to be released! He had asked me about whether he should ask, I told him the worst she could say is no, and he asked and she said "yes, that's a good idea." So his day for coming home is coming up!!! WOOHOO! Today he said that he had some stuff to look up on the computer and had to do it within a certain amount of time. He passed! He said that his therapists have been working on multitasking and he is doing wonderful with that as well. He played Catch Phrase today and he said that he was really speaking up and answering things. He notices that other have deficits that he wouldn't have noticed weeks ago. The therapist said his memory is doing great! He said that at the beginning of his session today that she gave him three things to remember. And then they worked on other things and at the end, they asked him to tell them the three things he was supposed to remember....HE DID! I remember way back when at Parkview when he first started therapy and he couldn't remember much at all with his short term memory! He has to remember them over the weekend too and report back to her on Monday with those phrases that he's supposed to remember. God is good! He knew there was a little girl down here who needed her Daddy! He also went up on the amount of weight that he's using for his therapy with his shoulder. It still bothers him, but not as much as before! Like I said before, God is good! It'll be 8 weeks on Saturday since this all began! I still remember vividly when Dad woke me up to tell me Adam had been in an accident. I don't know if that memory will ever get less vivid, but for one thing I am glad...that God brought him out of this on a positive note. I know it's not all completely over yet, but I feel like progress has been made! This situation has made me re-evaluate the things that are important to me. And besides God, my family is number one. Always has been, but forever will be! If I can get the paparrazi to get me some pictures this weekend, we'll be all set! Derek and Jaime Ness will be there tomorrow to see Adam and then Joey and Gail Herron will be down there late tomorrow night for the weekend! New faces for Adam and I'm so excited for them to see him and see how well he's doing!

Rehab day like 400!!! Not really!

Talked with Adam tonight and will share a bit from him about his therapy today. He said that he had to do a bunch of balance exercises this afternoon on the balance ball. He also had some kind of exercise where the walls and floors moved, so he had to concentrate on balancing during the movement. He said that he tried to concentrate on other things to get through this exercise, but his therapists said that he is doing VERY well! He had speech therapy with another rehab participant today and he said that that guy is way worse off than what Adam was. But he could pick up on what the guy was having problems with. That's great that he's picking up on this stuff! He said his shoulder works with much less pain than before, even though he still has some and his range of motion is way better than before. After talking with his therapists, he realizes how lucky he is to only have a few little issues to work on after having a brain injury like him. He really is a lucky ducky and the MAN upstairs was really watching over him! He's getting closer each and everyday to being home. I absolutely CANNOT wait! I know that it has to be much harder for him to "wait" but I can't either! Thank you all again, for all your support! You are all wonderful!

Happy Mother's Day!

Just got done talking with Adam and Dad. Dad said that he's seen major improvement in Adam just in the last week. He said that his short term memory is getting much, much better. They went to an aquarium today and dad said that he just tried to stand back and let Adam have his space and he does really well. Adam said that on Friday night, after he moved in with dad at the hotel, he had the best nights sleep since coming out of his coma. Then last night when we talked to Dad, Adam was in the hot tub at the hotel. Hopefully that might help his shoulder loosen up a bit and also help relax him before going to bed! He's still ready to come home, and I can't blame him. I'm so eager to see him as well and see for myself how well he's doing! We're just so very blessed with how well Adam is doing. I can't wait for him to be back with his Miss Sadie! He's already arranging his first evening home with her! Again, thank you so very much for all your support. I was mowing today and just kept thinking how awesome it was to see all the support for him last night. We live in a community that cares and it unbelievable how everyone comes together to care for their own. THANK YOU again, and again, and again!

Tonight I share with you what Adam has to say. He shared this letter as part of the Spaghetti Dinner tonight. Thank you so much for those of you that came out and supported him. Once again, I'm overwhelmed at the amount of love and support Adam has and how much our community really cares! It's a blessing to be a member of the Whitley County Community. THANK YOU!

Hello everyone... I first want to thank everyone for their support...any support and their prayers!! Though I'm down here, all your support helps, and believe it or not, much of it makes its way to me...sooner or later.

I especially want to thank everyone who was at the accident scene, to those who put '"Service above Self." Your character and unselfishness says a lot about you...thank you to all that helped. And thank you to those that made the scene to provide moral support.

I would like to share with everyone my current condition... Physically I am feeling really well. My once broken left shoulder is healing. I still experience shoulder pain when I attempt to take my arm to extreme angles or push/pull heavy objects. The swelling and bruising disappeared on my arm a few weeks ago...all looks normal. Due to a few different factors I have not slept well since I woke from my coma. Some days are worse than others. I know that lack of sleep can affect a person mentally and physically. It has affected me a bit. I've recently started a light work-out during therapy. I have been running on the treadmill and have done modified push-ups for the first time. April 9th stands out to me as the first day I comprehended info, recalled being awake, and being alert. I could walk with assistance, had shoulder pain most of the time and was fidgety. Currently I can run up and down the stairs, perform walking lunges, sprinting, perform jumping jacks and walk backwards while tossing a ball back-and-forth between someone. I can do all these activities on my own, and with much greater aggressiveness!! My physical "instinctual" reactions have also returned.

Mentally...According to medical records, I arrived at therapy as a 7 on a scale 1 to 10, 10 being recovered/normal condition. I am currently between a 9 and 10. My only remaining issues, according to rehab, are my short-term memory, which is very common among brain injuries and my 'word-finding', which means finding particular words, completing statements and talking fluently.
Currently my short-term memory is very close and getting better each day. As humans we all forget information, so it's not uncommon for one to forget info they were given. So I am no different, however, I would forget simple info. I have disciplined myself to spend a few minutes daily thinking of past events, people, therapy, etc. Just to work on the memory. My memory is very close!! Word finding is also close...very close. I am talking fluently, using the correct words for a particular subject and completing statements. I am again taking initiative in speaking up on given issues for myself.

Not including the shoulder pains, I am feeling like myself. My personality traits are the same and returned weeks ago. For those that know me, you'll identify those traits. :):)I never forgot daily tasks such as showering, dressing or eating, etc. Nor did I forget info that I took in years ago. I still remember driving directions, names and phone numbers... phone numbers I learned years ago, but haven't used in that long as well.

I was given my tentative exit date during this week. Tentative meaning, it can be scheduled sooner if improvements meet particular requirements. Some of you may know my exit has been re-scheduled for a sooner date. I will be home soon!!!

Each day here I have improved, and each day is one day closer to home, to my family, my Ms. Sadie and my wonderful friends. Each day is also a little harder being away from everything....away from life. I miss it all. Again, I want to thank everyone for their support!!

Take Care, Adam

Just another day closer!

This is another day closer to Adam coming home! Talked with Adam today and he said that his therapies are going good! He worked with speech therapy, had an exercise group, a music therapy group, and a few other things today. He said that he had to plan a meal and will have to go out Monday and buy everything he needs and then later next week cook it. He chose hot dogs and "Roni and Cheese" as Sadie says! And as simple and yucky as some of you may think it sounds, NOTHING sounds better than a hot dog on the grill!!! Yummm!!!! He was at Target with Dad and Jake tonight when I called. I think they also went to Bdubs for dinner! Tonight will be his last night at the "compound!" He will be staying with Dad for the remainder of his time in Atlanta. Dad and Jake climbed Stone Mountain today and YES it was stone! Can't wait to get some pictures from them to show everyone! And also some pictures from Dad of Adam and Jake together! Jake heads home tomorrow, so please pray for his safe return. Also, Saturday is the Spaghetti Dinner that Cheryl and many other people have helped to organize for Adam. We're hoping to see everyone there! We'd love to be able to say a huge thank you for the support that you've been for both Adam and our family! Thanks all!

Great News for the day!

Woohoo! Praise the Lord from whom all blessings flow! Great news came today from Adam. They are allowing him to be released a few days early! He was happy about this. Also on the weekends he will be able to start staying with dad and he found out today that starting next week, he'll be able to stay with dad full time. If he wants to stay at the center that is fine, but is allowed to stay with dad now. Starting tomorrow, he'll have to start asking for his medications. They no longer will be "offering" them. He will actually have to get up and ask the nurse for them in the mornings. I don't think he'll have any problem with this, he was asking for them back at Parkview! Jake arrived down there last night and when I tried getting a hold of them tonight, they were all out to dinner with the group. Adam said last night that they were going to some kind of Ryan's Buffet. He said it wasn't the Ryan's Steakhouse that they have up here. Other than that, I don't know much else! I do know that this is just another step forward in this long recovery! I will have more from them tomorrow when I actually get to talk with one of them! Today was just texts and hear-say! It's absolutely amazing how your prayers have helped Adam! This is just another example of God working in this situation! Keep praying!

6 weeks, 4 days and still counting

Hey all! Sorry about the LOOOONG delay on getting this messaged up. I was out of town for a few days at a work conference. But Adam seemed to have had a great weekend. On Saturday an old high school friend of his, Holly, who lives in Tennessee made the trip down to Atlanta to see Adam. They got to hang out for most of the afternoon/early evening then she headed back! If I can remember correctly, I think they went and had some more Bdubs! Ha! After Mom and DeWayne left on Sunday morning, Dad asked him what he would like to do, and he said, "want to see a Braves game?" He had been checking out the schedule! They went to the game and the Braves won! They then stopped for a bite to eat and he spent some time talking with Sadie. After that, it was back to the "compound" as he calls it.
From Dad: I saw improvement after the first week here and have seen a marked improvement the second week. This weekend we walked in the park area, uneven terrain, up and down stairs, went up and down escalators, crossed streets, stepped off curbs, went up and down ramps. He had no difficulty doing any of these. He has done well in the short amount of time he has been here. There are new people coming just about every day to the center. And of course, he has made friends with several!

Tonight I was able to have Sadie for a few hours so we connected to Adam via Skype. She enjoys seeing Adam via the web! I'm so glad she's able to still see his face. He looks really good. His scars on his head are really healing well. He said that his therapies are going well. He had to balance a checkbook, write like 15 checks and manage his bills by putting the on a calendar. He said he got a 100% on all this! WooHoo! As Dad said above, his walking and balance seems to be wonderful! He said he also did some push-ups on an angle today and they felt good, but after a while, his shoulder was hurting him a bit!

In a matter of 6 weeks and 4 days, he's made leaps and bounds in his recovery! It's absolutely amazing to see his progress and how God has really been at the center of it. He's a miracle, without a doubt in my mind and I'm so very thankful that God saved him for us and gave us and him more time on this planet! He can't wait to get home and just sleep a few days he said today. But I know first and foremost, he can't wait to see his baby girl! Thank you all for all your thoughts and prayers for Adam and our family! We've made it through this far from all of your support! So THANK YOU!

Jake made the trip down today and he will be back on Friday. Watch out Atlanta the Schrader boys (all three) are on the loose! Keep Jake in your prayers as he travels!

At the Braves game...

Miss Sadie playing outside today...

And our sidewalk art for Daddy!

Better late than never!

Yesterday was a great day for Adam. He was able to learn a few of the things he needs to work on from his therapists. They say his audio and visual memory is good, it's the reading and remembering that he has some issues with. They said his balance is great and that his shoulder is coming around! Today however, his shoulder was really sore, but I think that's to be expected! And because he's doing so well, he gets the evenings off to go out with Dad and Mom and Dewayne. Last night they went to Chili's for supper. I just got off the phone with Adam a few minutes ago and he was at Dad's hotel room downloading iTunes onto his phone. They had went to Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner. He said that he could stay out on Friday's until 11pm, but was getting tired and was close to wanting to get back to the "commune" as he calls it! Saturdays he can be out from 10a-11p and then on Sundays from 10a-10p. Then during the week I think it's from after therapy until 10p. The Cub's are playing the Braves next week so I told him he needs to take in a game while he's there. He said Dad was already on top of it. Things seem to be looking up on a more regular basis for him. They gave an estimated date of release, but he's hoping that he'll be out before that. He said that one of his therapists said that it can be moved up depending on how well he progresses but it should never move back! So overall he's doing very well. At 3:30 in the morning, it'll be 6 weeks. It's absolutely amazing to see how well he's done in just this short amount of time. People say it's crazy that it's been that long already, just doesn't seem like it. To us, it seems like the fastest and slowest 6 weeks of our lives...is that possible?! Keep saying those prayers and he'll be back before we all know it! Tomorrow if the weather permits he said they might go to a fair in downtown Atlanta. Will try to keep everyone better updated over the weekend, I was slacking yesterday!!! But it was a much needed slacking! :-)

Another day filled with therapy for Adam. Dad, Mom and Dewayne joined him for lunch today and then tonight went to Fat Matt's with the group. It's a local restaurant that has ribs and BBQ. Dad said it was pretty good. Adam didn't have a lot to say about the type of therapies he did today though. Dad said they are still working on improving his memory and thinking. Dad did say though that his balance is great and his shoulder seems to be a little better. So he's progressing! Tomorrow Dad, Mom and Dewayne have to the be there at 9am to go through therapy with him! I think that will be good to see. It's been a very different experience since he's been there because we really haven't been able to see what he's doing and how he's progressing. When we were at Parkview, we saw his day to day therapies which helped us to see his progress. Since being there, we really haven't seen that side of it, so hopefully tomorrow will help! Keep praying that he stays strong and keeps progressing! I spent the evening with his little Sadie Cakes and he got to talk with her for just a bit. She kept saying "Daddy's House." I think she misses it there and I know Adam does. Can't wait for him to get back here with his Sadie!
Such a wonderful photo of Adam...think he could be a poster child for the Shepherd Center!!! And look at his scar...looking good!

Talked with Adam today at lunch time. He had Taco Bell again! He seemed to be in good spirits. Said that he played Skip-Bo for one of his therapies today. He also had a therapy where they asked what each of them would do in a certain situation and basically had to reason how to resolve conflict. He had a therapy he wasn't sure about after lunch and unfortunately I didn't get to chat with him again, so I have no idea what it was. He said his last therapy of the day was physical therapy. His shoulder is bothering him a bit more today. He said it was because they really worked it yesterday. I told him to keep on that Tylenol (I'm a nurse, can you tell!!). He did say that he knows that his shoulder has issues due to the injury so he just has to slow down and go easy with it. He also said he has to slow down with his thoughts too, and he does fine. I told him that it's just natural for him to be a busy buddy and fast at things. He's always been like that! Mom and Dewayne made it safely around 8pm tonight to Atlanta. Didn't get there in time to see Adam, but will go see him for lunch and dinner tomorrow. Adam said a few new people showed up down there to get rehab. Which is probably nice because over the weekend I think there may have been 3 of them there...it was a ghost town, other than the workers! Alright, more pics from Dad (aka the paparazzi)!

A quick post...talked to Dad late last night and he said that Adam's day was pretty good. Said he's frustrated with being there, and when he answers something wrong, he'll say "Now they are just going to keep me longer since I answered it wrong!" Pray for his patience with the program! Pray for our patience too! Mom and Dewayne are on their way down today to spend the rest of the week with him and Dad. I will post more later when I get to actually chat with Adam over his lunch break! Thanks for all the continued prayers and for all the help. A special thanks to The Sievers' Family who will be helping me with the critters while Mom is out! Thanks again! Hopefully I'll get some pictures from Dad today to share with you all!

Movie Day...

We headed over to the center about 10 o'clock this morning. We found Adam still in bed, but awake. Biz and I said goodbye about 10:30 and Adam got into the shower. Dad went and grabbed him some Steak N' Shake and then him and Dad went to see "Date Night" with the group. Adam said it was good, not great. But it was time away :-) He said he had a good day and is starting to feel like himself and he's ready to come home! Dad and him had pizza with the group tonight and Dad said that Adam is starting to converse with a few of the other people at the center as well. Dad left him about 7pm tonight. They both had laundry to do, so Adam was going to start his and Dad was going back to the hotel to do his as well! Adam looks good. His short term memory is really improving. He text me about 8pm tonight to ask if I was home yet...so he knows and it's coming. I think he was finally able to get some sleep this weekend and that helped as well! He really is doing good, so I just hope that helps him get home faster. I know I'm ready for him and Dad to both be in the state of Indiana again!!! Thank you Biz for being the most amazing best friend and taking a road trip with me! You are wonderful! Thank all of the rest of you for your continued prayers and thoughts! And finally, some pictures from the weekend!

Adam and Dad on Friday night and a shot of his kitchen

Biz and I before departure this morning and a wake up shot of Adam!

Adam and Dad this morning

A very down day...

Today Adam didn't have any therapy. We got there around 10 this morning, he was up eating breakfast at the kitchen table. We brought him some extra goodies...a Starbuck's muffin and a vanilla bean drink. Biz and I hung out for a while, then we hit up the outlet mall for the afternoon. Was able to get Sadie some summer clothes so that Adam will be set when he gets back to Indiana. Dad said him and Adam just watched TV this afternoon, even took a nap in the chair. We got back just in time to bring Dad some dinner. Adam had dinner brought in from a Chinese restaurant. He had Kung Pao Chicken. It was pretty good (we all had a bite of it to test it out for him!!! Ha!). I got a movie from Target this afternoon, so after dinner we watched "Law Abiding Citizen." We all enjoyed this action flick (however Biz says that her and I will stick to chick flicks from now on!!!) We also watched the last part of "Four Brothers." We then ran and got him some ice cream from "Brusters." If you think Dairy Queen is good, you should try this place! It's amazing with like 20 different flavors each day. They probably have 60 different flavors though, maybe even more. After we finished the movies and ice cream, Dad, Biz and I headed back to the hotel. It has been great seeing him. I will miss him and Dad bunches when I have to leave tomorrow. I know he's frustrated with having to be here, but he's a fighter and he's a very focused person, so if we can just turn that focus into some major determination, he's golden! He'll be home before he knows it! Alright, I did have a request or two about eating places down here...so those include...Chili's, Applebees, Outback, Panera, Chick Filet, Chipotle, Red Lobster, and the normal fast food places too...and I'm sure there are others, but that's what I could think of right now. Dad got a rental car, so that gives him a chance to get to and from Adam a little more easily! Alright all, I need to post some pictures, but will try to do so tomorrow night after I arrive back at home. Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers. Also a huge thanks to those that attended the Columbia Township Fire Department breakfast this morning. They were able to get some donations for Adam. Thank you to all who donated and supported the Columbia Township Fire Department!

day #4

Adam had an okay day at therapy. After looking at his schedule tonight, I noticed he has all kinds of therapy. From exercise therapy to physical. They definitely have a wide variety of what they work on down here. A few of the residence left today, so I think there may only be 3 or 4 left. Biz and I got into Atlanta about 2 o'clock this afternoon, after fighting ATL traffic...these people drive like they are crazy. You either butt your way in and go, or get run over!! We finally made our way over to see Adam around 5. We took him food from Five Guys Burgers and Fries. The fries were really good and Adam really enjoyed them! Then he took us on a tour of his "Crib." It's actually a nice little facility. The first level consists of a kitchen area, game room area, and a TV room. The upstairs is the sleeping area and Adam has a room with two beds, one twin and one double. He sleeps in the double. There is also a TV area upstairs too. The group watched the Blind Side tonight, but we went downstairs and watched COPS, to give Adam some extra training!!! Ha! Adam was pretty tired tonight. He just hasn't been sleeping well. I hope that since he doesn't have any therapy this weekend, that he'll actually get a chance to sleep in a bit. He REALLY doesn't want to be here. I think it's hard for him to be away from everything, his normal everything. He'll for sure be ready to come home when it's time. He's walking better though, seems pretty much stable. I think that his face/scars looks lots better and even his memory is coming along. His case worker today said that his "assistants" will no longer have to be in the room with him at all times, they just have to remain outside the door just in case he needs something. Hopefully by next week he'll lose them altogether! Alright, well I'll post some pictures in the morning. For now it's off to bed. We're going to go visit Adam in the morning, then Biz and I are going to find an outlet mall for a bit then head back to spend the rest of the evening with Adam. Keep praying for Adam's patience with this situation!

day #3 at shepherds pathways

A note from dad...

The day was sunny and warm! You could break a sweat today!

His breakfast consisted of Fruit Loops, a granola bar and mountain dew. Ah! Life is good!

Adam and I sat outside for lunch today. He enjoyed the warmth of the sun and was more talkative today! He had ARBY’s and two Dunkin Donuts and a soda. Not a scrap of food left!

Adam seems to have a more positive attitude today, but still questions his therapists…but there is nothing wrong with that!

He told me that he rode a stationary bike today in therapy and racked up 1.3 miles. He was proud of that! He said it felt good! He did several heal to toe exercises. He told me that he did well in the “mat” class on mobility and his word/picture associations went very well! He went shopping this afternoon at the grocery to get food for next week’s breakfast and lunch. Purchases did included Mountain Dew and believe it or not fruit!

One of his therapists told him they would try and schedule swimming for him next week. He said he was looking forward to that! It sounds like Dad is going to attend some classes with him next week also...

Our evening together consisted of joining the group for dinner and spending some father and son time together. We sat outside enjoying the warm weather while he did his laundry. We finished the evening watching TV.

If you check out yesterdays post, you will also see a post from Adam under comments! So exciting to see. Biz and I landed in Knoxville, TN about 12:30am last night. The drive went very smoothly, pretty consistent traffic, but no traffic jams! We'll finish the rest this morning after we get moving!

Again everyone, thank you for your continued prayers and support for Adam and our family. The support has been overwhelming (but a good overwhelming). I just can't help but think that our community is absolutely one of the best around! Can't wait to update you all on what everything is like when I get there today!