Although this picture was taken more than a year ago, it captures the mood that seems to be within Orion right now. He is as patient as he can be with his limitations, yet he is impatient to get back to doing things as well as he used to. The medical staff had told us that it may be a year or more, as far as they can tell, before Ri can expect to be well, or as well as possible. They have been amazed at how well he has progressed, as have all of us viewing him first hand. So when I asked him to get started on writing our long overdue thank you notes, he just looked at me funny. I asked him what was up. He showed me.
He can't write very well at all. He took the pen in his right hand but had to grasp his right hand with his left to make it work. I bit my lip and tried to keep the tears from stinging my eyes. I have been with him as often as I can when he is at his dads and I just did not know that this was still such a limitation for him. After all, he is so good on the video games which take such hand/eye coordination. Why is it that he can't write properly? The brain is so complex. Just as he has overcome so many other obstacles, I'm sure that with his strength and determination, he will re-learn to properly read and write. Please continue to keep him in your prayers. We do appreciate everything each of you has done for us and we are especially grateful for your love and prayers! And sooner or later we will get the thank you notes out!
Love to all, Orion's Nana Colleen
