Sean continues to work hard to regain all his abilities.
He is still re-learning his eating/swallowing skills. It is a long process for Sean to get some food down, but he is fighting through. Hopefully, soon things will come easier and Sean will be able to gain back some of the weight he has lost.
With a bunch of help, Sean was lifted to his feet this week and began to undertake the long process of learning to walk again. Through hand signals and spelling out of words with a letter board, Sean has expressed his determination to get back on his feet.
The progress is slow but it is also steady. One thing for certain is that Sean’s cognitive skills are in tact and he is able to process information and respond to questions quickly. He has also begun to show slight facial expressions and responds with a smile to humor (mind you, it has to actually be funny….some of my material drew a blank stare…understandable).
A highlight of the week came yesterday when Mike Rubenstein orchestrated a game of blackjack in the main waiting room with Sean, Timmy, Steve, and Shawn. Sean was right on his game. Asking for a card or holding via hand signals in a quick and decisive manner. Had there been some cash involved, I am pretty sure Sean would have cleaned up on the group of rookies. Nice work Mike….it was a really neat scene to see Sean hanging with the boys again.
A housekeeping note: As Sean regains his faculties and begins this difficult task of learning to do the simple things again, a situation may occur when he will need some privacy with Frank and/or Kathy or a Kessler staff member (for example when he is eating, moving from the bed to the wheelchair (or vice versa), getting a check up, going to the bathroom, etc). Please just be aware of this on your visits and ask Frank and Kathy if you need to step out of the room when necessary.
More to come soon….Steve
He is still re-learning his eating/swallowing skills. It is a long process for Sean to get some food down, but he is fighting through. Hopefully, soon things will come easier and Sean will be able to gain back some of the weight he has lost.
With a bunch of help, Sean was lifted to his feet this week and began to undertake the long process of learning to walk again. Through hand signals and spelling out of words with a letter board, Sean has expressed his determination to get back on his feet.
The progress is slow but it is also steady. One thing for certain is that Sean’s cognitive skills are in tact and he is able to process information and respond to questions quickly. He has also begun to show slight facial expressions and responds with a smile to humor (mind you, it has to actually be funny….some of my material drew a blank stare…understandable).
A highlight of the week came yesterday when Mike Rubenstein orchestrated a game of blackjack in the main waiting room with Sean, Timmy, Steve, and Shawn. Sean was right on his game. Asking for a card or holding via hand signals in a quick and decisive manner. Had there been some cash involved, I am pretty sure Sean would have cleaned up on the group of rookies. Nice work Mike….it was a really neat scene to see Sean hanging with the boys again.
A housekeeping note: As Sean regains his faculties and begins this difficult task of learning to do the simple things again, a situation may occur when he will need some privacy with Frank and/or Kathy or a Kessler staff member (for example when he is eating, moving from the bed to the wheelchair (or vice versa), getting a check up, going to the bathroom, etc). Please just be aware of this on your visits and ask Frank and Kathy if you need to step out of the room when necessary.
More to come soon….Steve
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My pleasure Steve....I enjoyed spending time with the boys....it was a great day, they were all having a lot of fun. It was awesome to interact with Sean the way we all did. Wow, he is doing so well...he's a strong young man who shows determination with everything he does. I made him a promise that I wasn't going to start training again until he is ready to work out with me...I drew one of those smiles from him...I am picking up Jay this Friday (he can't wait to see him) and I think it may be time for a full blown "Texas Hold Em" tournament this weekend....we'll see how it plays out....
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