update on John

Hey everyone! Its been a little bit since I have updated with the craziness of the weather and our lives here in AR. I just talked to my mom today and they were leaving Craig. John seems to be doing well. THey had a family meeting just to let the family in on how they thought John was doing with each of the therapies and what they thought this progress would be. He is doing pretty good in each area. They did however say that he was not as "well" as the hospital in Portland let on. He still has some bruising in the brain and clots which they said will resolve itself over time, but it is starting to form scar tissue. He also had two infections the last week so he was a little down from both of those. Overall things look good, as before it is just going to take time, and probably lots of it. He is able to place together letters and numbers and say what each is, but when asked the days of the week and things like that he is still having a hard time. By the time he leaves he will not be doing things completely on his own and will still need assistance and help from the therapies. Also because of where his injury was, he will probably think he can do things faster than his body is really ready for. He is expected to be leaving Craig possibly at the end of May, but will all depend on how it goes. Also, as for sending things to him, the hospital would prefer to not have too much sent, so we are asking if you would like to send him anything that you send it to my parents address(if you need their address please email me) and they will either take it to him (they are going up every day or everyother day) or give it to him when he gets out of the hospital. Anyways, things look pretty good. Please just continue to pray for us and John.Thank you!!