Oh Happy Day!!

Today ranks as one of the BEST days of the year! We saw the local ortho and he told us to "can" the body jacket. He said it's time to get back to a normal life. Jack's x-ray looked great, all the hardware is in its place. He also looked at the pressure sore and he said it didn't look that bad - yet ... but, that was another reason to get Jack up and moving around. I feel like I just got a "get out of jail" card. I really like this ortho, he has the most refreshing personality. I've decided not to even ask permission from the St. Louis ortho ... common sense says it's time to get out of bed, it's been 4 months. I have to admit, for the first time in a very long time, I have a genuine smile on my face. As you can see from the pictures, Jack was happy to be up in his chair and he is very tall and straight now. He did get really tired after about an hour and 1/2 in the chair. We have to take it slow, but by the time Christmas rolls around he should be tolerating his chair much more. We decided to retire the body jacket on his big teddy bear that he got for his birthday from one of his great supporters (like it Kari?)

Mary made her Confirmation tonight. It was a perfect way to end a perfect day ... in church, giving thanks. The picture in church is with her Godmother and sponsor, Anne Marie (who I went to college with).

Thank you for checking in. I hope I have nothing but good news to report from here on out.