Well it’s been 6 weeks of speech therapy at SDSU and at this point Matt does not seem real interested in the program.  The 2 young grad students have not changed anything in there approach and Matt will not respond much to what the ask and how they ask it.  Lindsey and Lisa have stepped in at times to ask Matt to perform the same task a little more ascertively while in the lab and they do get results much the same way we all do at home but that approach is just not what the do at SDSU so far.  Matt did hit a flat spot through much of June but now in July with the more challanging approach we have all been throwing at Matt, he is stepping up and continues to move along.  He has also been showing a lot more verbalization in the past few weeks like he’s experimenting and at times like he’s actually trying to sound out some words.  Spencer and I have been getting Matt to push himself up into a sitting position while laying on his side with verbal cuing and  lots of “go Matt, keep pushing”.   He really understands what’s being said, it’s the communication back that we’re all hoping to hear sooner or later.  Lisa and I have also scheduled a private consultation with Dr. Lobats, a neurologist at Scripps Encinitas Rehab for late next month.  We have not found any reliable neurologist through the Kaiser Network so we decided to once againto go out on our own for Matt’s benefit.  It’s been a busy and productive summer and Matt is doing well.  Brittney’s been enjoying her summer off and is talking about possibly pursuing a rep position when summer is over.  We’ll all have to wait and see.

I had a set back this past week.  Broke my right leg and am now waiting to see an orthopedic surgeon hopefully by the end of this week or early next week so he can set the broken bone and cast it so I can get back on the mend.  They say God never gives you more than you can handle.  I sure think God must know something I don’t know but we all have to keep on trusting in God right?  That’s what I continue to do and so far I have been amazed when things happen the way they do and at the time they happen.  When I was laying in the ER the other day thinking about what just happened and looking at the recent events over the past weeks I just sat back in pain and put it all in perspective and it all does make some sort of sense.  Just a way of getting my attention I guess and keeping me on track and focused on what I need to be focused on.

Thanks all for your continued support

God Bless  

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