Complete Update.

Joey has made so many changes over the last year and a half, I figured that I'd give a somewhat quick review of what's been going on with Joey.

January 16, 2007, Joey had a near-drowning accident which left him severely disabled. He was 18 months old. After 5 weeks in the hospital he came home with a feeding tube (g-tube), taking Baclofen and Vallium. He was unable to eat, see, walk, talk, move much at all, his muscles were very spastic and cried all the time. Up until he was three years old, he received OT, PT, Feeding, Massage, Equestrian, and EI therapy 6 days a week. He also did a half session of Neuro Suit therapy and did over 200 HBOT sessions.  I was able to slowly decrease and finally take him off his Baclofen meds. After the age of three, he no longer qualified for all those hours of therapy. He now receives 1 hr. OT and PT a week through the state. I then take him to therapy in El Segundo for 2 hrs of OT and PT 2x a week, which is not covered by anyone (insurance, state, etc.) He is also off his Vallium meds and no longer uses his g-tube.  He baby talks and has said some words and he can sit unassisted for a short amount of time. His vision is improving, he can now see light and shadows and has a delayed tracking. He moves all around the room on his back or on his tummy, although does not crawl yet. He is learning to and I'm sure he will shortly. Joey has also started school. He goes to school 3x a week.

Wow, what a year and a half.