Sunday Oct. 21st

Christopher had a good night; he seemed well rested when I arrived this morning. We sat together and read the sport sections of the Saturday and Sunday papers, all about Lassiter and the other high school games. ESPN, of course, was playing on the television. We skipped the Auburn article!

Emma, his care assistant and I got him freshened up, dressed and ready for the day. He and I were soon ready to head outside, it was such a beautiful morning. The way to the garden is still blocked, due to the renovation of the front entrance, so we decided to sit out front. We watched the cars coming in and out of the front drive and watched the workers cutting tile for the front lobby. The noise soon got to be too much so we decided to try the terrace up on the 7^th floor. Debbie had told me about it earlier and I hadn’t been before, so up we went.

On the 7^th floor there is an auditorium and some administrative areas as well. The terrace unfortunately was locked; evidently the terrace is reserved for the use of the board members and donors. There was a small dining area just off of the terrace, so we sat there and looked out the windows. You could see all of Buckhead and all the way over to Stone Mountain. It was beautiful. We sat there for quite a while reading through some of the comments on the blog before we were surprised by Marley and her mom Susan. Christopher really enjoys seeing them and we appreciate them coming in. Debbie was not far behind and soon joined us as well. We had a very nice visit sitting there looking out over the city.

We are so blessed, Christopher continues to make progress. Debbie was showing Marley and Susan how Christopher was trying to give us the thumbs up sign and using the red and green buttons to answer yes and no. He is trying so hard to communicate; sometimes the movements are so subtle they are hard to see. He is fighting against so much to attempt to communicate; we are contemplating what his first words will be. We joked about it today.

I can only say whatever it maybe, praise the Lord. Lord we thank you for your many blessings, for without you we are lost. We praise you for allowing us the strength to carry on. Lord we thank you for giving us the support of our friends, family and community. You have brought so many of us together, from so many places, near and far. You have healed our wounds just as you are healing Christopher’s, and we praise you, for you are the light and the truth. In Christ name we pray. Amen