August 27, 2008 - Lots going on . . .

Hello Everyone! Well . . . the title of this post says it all . . . we have lots going on! The biggest thing going on for Erik is that he started school this week! He attends Cedar Fork Elementary and so far so good. There are 8 students in his class and he is doing his best to keep up with everyone. He has a nurse who attends school with him (Mrs. J) and they seem to be getting into a routing quite easily. Transportation picks them both up in the morning and brings them home. The first 2 weeks he is going 1/2 days and then it will be full days after that. His teachers and therapists are getting to know him now and he seems to be responding positively to all. This is such a relief for us all! Erik has been struggling with seizure activity lately and as such he had an MRI on Friday - August 22. All went well and we have not heard from the doctors that anything has changed which we are interpreting as good news. We have a follow-up in September. We have adjusted his medications and ask that you continue to pray for complete healing from these seizures. Erik does continue to strengthen his muscles - especially his back muscles. We can actually support his hip these days and he will stand straight. He still moves his head around some but can stand with his head steady for longer periods than he has in the past. Our prayer is for him to be able to first sit up on his own followed quickly by standing and walking. We know this is a short note but we did want to let everyone know how things are going. Take care, Erik's Family