Day 84 – Grayson’s Condition

Dear family and friends

Today we got to spend the day with Grayson. All day Grayson was very quiet and subdued. He used very few words today, and was very low energy.

The day started with church. We returned to the small Lutheran church we visited last week, and were again welcomed warmly. It was fun to hear Grayson sing hymns, and today he said the Lord's Prayer. It was great to hear his voice because, as mentioned earlier, he was mostly non verbal today. After service we went to lunch.

Our younger son and his girlfriend joined the three of us for lunch. We had a leisurely lunch, then all of us returned to our hotel to watch the Super Bowl in a quiet location. While Grayson is far from a sports fan, the Super Bowl is a lot more glitz and other entertainment, than a sporting event. In other words, there was sufficient other activity to hold his attention through the first half! At half time, we headed back to the residence campus to meet his med schedule, and for his dinner. We watched the exciting conclusion of the game there.

After the game, we got to meet one of Grayson's young friends from the program that came by for a visit. He is a great kid that is about to leave the program. He is suffering from a traumatic brain injury as a result of a car accident last year. After months in the program, he is getting ready to go back to school and get on with his young life – with new motivation and purpose. It was great to see a living success story, and it gives us hope that we too will get there with Grayson.

So far, everything we have seen says we made the correct decision on a facility for Grayson. Praise God for leading us here and allowing it to happen!

Pax!

Brant