A BIG DAY!

Today was a good day for Adam. Dad and Jake and Dewayne spent the day going through most of his therapy. Mom and Jodi spent the evening with him then. Adam said tonight that he got to make biscuits today!! However, no one got to taste them, so I'm not sure if they really tasted that good! Ha! They say that Adam has actually been sleeping pretty good the last few nights! Today the doctor came in and told Adam that he would be going to Atlanta, Georgia to the Shepherd Center for additional rehab. They specialize in brain injury. This center will allow him to drive, swim, and actually go out into the community and figure out how to live as an adult. I know he thinks that he can do that already, but he has a bit of a ways to go. He will have a variety of therapies and they are more specific to the things he likes. He'll have therapy from 8a-2p daily and then they have activities for him in the evening. He'll live in a dormitory type setting with supervision. The first day the family will be able to go through therapy with him and after that, they do not suggest family participate. Dad and him will be flying down on the morning of Tuesday, April 20th. They will fly via air ambulance. The rest of us may visit on weekends and here and there, but Dad will be staying with him while he's there. He is a bit upset about having to go because he is ready to go home. While this was a very difficult decision to make, we believe this is the absolute best thing for him. This will hopefully get him functioning on his own. He'll for sure be ready to come home after all this. I will be getting a journal to send with Adam that will allow for everyone to write him well wishes. We'll give him this after he gets to Atlanta. So with all this said, if you'd like to see Adam and spend sometime with him, please make sure to get up there before Tuesday morning! He could be gone up to 6 to 8 weeks. It will all depend on his progress! Pray that he continue to improve and that he has patience with the fact that he can't come home yet. Pray also for his daughter, Sadie, and him as it will be hard on the both of them that Adam will be gone and won't be able to see each other for a while. Pray for safe travel. And please pray for our family. It is going to be really hard not to see him and see his daily progress. Dad will be our eyes! I'll just provide the commentary!! You all have been so faithful in praying for us and we appreciate it! Thanks for everything that everyone has done! The support of this community, Adam's friends and family, and even those we don't know have been wonderful! Thank you!A fresh hair cut and shave never hurt anyone, looking good!