Monday, April 5

Sean enjoyed Easter Sunday with family and friends. Aunt Jeanne and Uncle Blair brought their family to town. Jeanne destroyed my diet with her apple pie which I resisted most of the day but finally couldn’t hold back anymore. Sean fell victim to the allure to the pie as well. What do you put in that? Man that is good. Ok, enough about the pie.

The Lorenzo Pulled Pork was also on the menu. However, due to Parkway traffic, it seemed to be all gone by the time the Krebs family arrived. While Sean has gotten a bit quicker, he was not able to wipe the evidence of BBQ sauce from around his mouth in time.

Unfortunately, Sean’s Easter ended on a bad note, when the Yankees fell to the Sox in the season opener. But, as I reminded Sean, today when the Mets take the field, he can be reminded what a real baseball team looks like, which is sure to lift his spirits.

Sean is still progressing at a slow but steady pace. I hadn’t been up to see him in nearly two weeks and there was a marked improvement in his hand eye coordination. He is able to feed himself and drink from a cup much better than he had a couple weeks ago when it was a struggle and Frank/Kathy had to help. He is definitely fighting to reclaim his independence and making great strides.

His eyes appear better although he signaled that he was still struggling with his vision. His eye doctor will soon fit him with special glasses to use as therapy for correcting the issues.

The biggest news of the week came in physical therapy when Sean was able to pull himself up by a bar showing that his strength is returning as well.

It has been just three months since the accident. Sean’s progress from those first days at Helene Fuld Hospital to now at Kessler is remarkable but not surprising. Sean is fighting this battle like a champion and will win. It is a long and hard road but Frank and Kathy are strong and continually revitalized by all of your spirit. Keep up the fight.

More to come…..Steve