It was one year ago tonight that Craig started talking again. That event remains one of my most significant memories of the hospital experience. It was at that moment he really 'came back' to us and when we really knew that recovery was possible. From that point on things really progressed rapidly and he was home in less than a month. Looking back, it was really the most signifcant point of his recovery process.

I posted 2 new pictures above, one of Craig running a new ball onto the field during a recent game, and the second of the team lifting him up after the Layton victory over Northridge. You should be able to enlarge these if you click on them. The hyperbaric treatments continue to go well, although the daily routine is somewhat tiresome. Craig has observed that his balance and overall strength on his right side have improved a lot lately. He can now stand on his right foot and hold his balance for an extended period, something he could not do since coming home from the hospital. Standing on his left foot has never been a problem. He is also now able to jump rope with pretty good precision in his movements. We went back to the eye doctor again last week. Craig is now wearing 1 contact lens and claims to have better vision and perception than with 2. I think the doctor is as confused as we are. He still has perfect vision without contacts when they dialate his eyes, which means that the problem is not his eyes, but in the optical muscles and optic nerve. Apparently the dialation drops temporarily paralyze these muscles and the eyes go to manual control mode. There is still the possibility that this could correct with time. Craig re-took the math and English tests which he took last February, which are required for High School graduation. It will be interesting to see how the scores compare. He actually almost passed both of these tests last time around, so we are hopeful he can get past these.