Up Periscope

Just coming up above the surface for an update. The changes in Coleman are steady coming and the biggest is that as of one week and two days ago (who's counting) his hearing sensitivity is completely gone! It's a whole new world for him and us and we've been in bookstores, malls, an IMAX movie and the zoo. His pain has not lessened but his joy for normal hearing far outweighs it for now. He said he would take any physical pain compared to the hearing pain.

He feels like a "normal person" now and talks more positively about things. The doc says the seizure meds are beginning to do their thing and she continues to sharpen her focus on the broad spectrum he's dealing with. We're nearly 3 months in and there are shades of Coleman coming back every day. Simple things like hearing his voice singing in the back seat - memorizing lyrics and melodies again - his laughter at things that he thought not funny for the past year and his desire to be a part of the world again.

We're on a good stretch right now - understanding more every day why this process is long and tedious but so thankful for the battles won each week and for a doc and a team that understand this illness inside and out - and for the fact that she has taken others down this road before us and knows the way. We've said some goodbyes to fellow patients and wished them well as they regain their health and head back to their families. We all continue to bond as a family here and find a reason to laugh every day.

Here's to seeing shades of the son I have missed for a year now.

Do your best

Prepare for the worst

Trust God for the victory - I never forget those words.