Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Update July 8th

God continues to be so good to us! Luke continues to do tiny things different every day. He is still making crying sounds, but now is also trying so hard to talk. He will especially get going when we talk to him about hunting, fishing, or camping or about going to Disneyland and also when I read him letters from kids in his first grade class. I think so far everyone that has been over to see him lately has been able to hear him, so that is very exciting. He is showing increased movement and is getting to where he can hold his head up longer and longer. I have also noticed when I am doing his speech therapy with him his swallowing sounds are not near as loud as they used to be.We have 15 more sessions left on the oxygen therapy, then he will get a 2-3 week break. They tell us if you continue without the break your body can start becoming immune to the effects of it. We will take the break then continue to do as many sessions of 40 "dives" as we need to, as long as we are seeing improvement. We also will be starting the program from the NACD in Utah in a few weeks. We have also started a new thing with Luke called Neuro-Link. The doctor is in the same building as the oxygen therapy and Luke goes to him once a week. Basically what the premise is behind this is to relink the brain with every body part. Now, prior to this accident, I wasn't really too keen on the "alternative medicines," but that has totally changed. All of the improvement we have seen has been since we started the oxygen, and now this increased movement came after his first neuro-link session. The doctor there said it is great that Luke is now reaching his hand across his body. Thank you Dawni for referring us to him...we know we will continue to see more great things from this!Thanks so much for continuing to check the updates...praise God for all of the AWESOME things he is doing both in and thru Luke. Believe...Prayer works!"I wait for you, O LORD; you will answer, O Lord my God." Psalm 38:15

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a great site Stacey. Thanks for keeping us all updated. Kim

Anonymous said...

Thanks for creating this nice site to keep us all informed on Luke's progress.
Love Mammaw

Anonymous said...

We are so glad that Luke is making progress. We think and pray for Luke often and hope he continues to improve. Great new website Stacey.

Anonymous said...

Could you tell us what NACD is if you get a chance? Maybe I missed something, sorry. I agree with you about trying everything (as in "alternative medicines") Most doctors won't consider anything they can't understand or is not proven through science. You are wonderful parents!