Sean Update 8/3/10

Sorry for the lack of updates! It is summer what can I say…

For those of you who were not able to make it, the “C’mon Sean Home Run Derby” was amazing. I believe at last count the event raised about $7K. Kudos to Courtney and Brittany DeAngelis for organizing everything and making it memorable. A lot more folks provided support including the rest of the DeAngelis family, the Lorenzo family, all the old geezers who helped set up and took the mound one last time to pitch in the home run contest, and Pasquale and Claudine DeChiara, owners of the Bijou Salon who were among the first to offer their time and donations. There were many others who helped out as well. To these people and all who donated in one way or another…..THANK YOU!

In the HR contest, young Tyler Kostin won the 8-12 year old division to begin the festivities. In the 13-17 year old division A division (on Field 1), big Nate Smith took home the trophy and looked good doing it. In the 13-17 B division (on Field 2), Ryan Krebs defeated Harrison Flyge in stirring playoff. The 18-21 year old division saw Shae Fahey make a brief return to the diamond to defeat a star studded cast and claim the prize. And in the grand finale, in a performance for the ages…or aged as it would be…yours truly ignited the crowd (which at this point was my daughters and some kid from down the block) and won the adult division.

But, of course, the star of the show was our own Sean, who spent a good part of the day hanging out, greeting folks and woofing down Lorenzo pulled pork sandwiches.

In addition to the Home Run Derby, there was another fundraiser held at Via Roma restaurant the following week when they donated a percentage of their revenue from one night’s sales to the Nemazie family. Many thanks to Via Roma as well!

Sean is doing well. He is still working hard and slowly making strides each day. He has begun speaking (a little bit). He is able to mouth most words and sometimes is audible. He continues his daily physical therapy at Hartwyck and works on his mobility. Sean has also been active and he gets out to dinner and movies with Kathy and Frank every now and again.

Thanks again for everyone’s support.

More to come…..Steve