Family news

There has been so much happening over the last few days I'm not sure where to begin. First, my mother had a heart attack and a stroke last Friday. We are not sure when it actually happened but her neighbor found her on Friday evening and called 911. She was in ICU at Scripps Memorial hospital until this afternoon; now she has been moved to a regular room in the hospital. She is talking, eating and moving all her limbs, so that is a good sign.

The Dynavox Vmax demo that Thomas was loaned for a month was somehow damaged and had to be put into the shop for repair, so we only had it for a couple weeks. We were really sad when the demo was taken as Thomas was really beginning to communicate to everyone and we felt that was the next step in getting him into rehab. Since the device has been gone, we've not gotten any kind of approval on rehab. We are anxiously awaiting Medi-Cal's approval to purchase a Vmax for Thomas.

Brian had surgery on his hand to remove a lump that was in the web of his thumb and forefinger. He was out on disability for three weeks. We got the results back and it was a benign lymphoma. We were very thankful for that news.

BC is working and going to the desert just about every weekend now that desert season is here. He was afraid that he might get laid off because business was getting slow but the company decided to have all the employees work one day less each week rather than have layoffs. For now, his job is safe!

I am still looking for work. I've had several interviews by phone and in person, all with no luck.

Otherwise, all is well!!