Today we gave Jess the sleeping pill, Ambien that was broadcast on 60 minutes last Sunday. We had an appointment with his neurologist on Friday and asked her for a prescription. We gave it to him at 10:30 a.m. and, of course, had expectations that he was going to start talking to us. Not quite, but he did move his legs and arms a lot more than normal and when Chris was standing him he shifted his hips back and forth. It was pretty weird that he didn't sleep much all day. We are going to try it every day for a week to see if it does anything to help him respond.
I will be sending the video off to the Cleveland Clinic this week. The second candidate will be going into surgery soon. We are anxious to see if their will be another positive outcome. It would be a wonderful miracle for that person and for the family.
Snow is falling and the holiday mood is upon us. Enjoy the season...we need to all take time and remember what is really important. Good night!
This blog was created to replace the website http://jess.matey.1colony.com. We created this blog to keep friends and family updated on Jess' condition. Jess was the seat belted passenger in a car accident on June 17, 2004. He received a severe brain injury and is at home with his parents who love him and are waiting for a miracle. To leave comments click on the comments link at the bottom of the update, click on "other" if you don't have a google account and publish. We love to hear from you.
1 comment:
yay for snow and for hope and for all of the other things that come along with christmas!
this is leslie from woodside and i am REALLY excited to see jess! i dont get to the valley very often because i go to school far away but i am going to be home on saturday the 5th of january so i will for sure make time then.
i will think about you untill then and leave my email address so you can send me your physical address. i sort of know where the new house is but i have never been there. also when i was home for thanksgiving i saw your old house and i just wanted to run to the back yard and start jumping on the trampoline haha.
all my love
Leslie
leslie.riemann@vandals.uidaho.edu
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