John has been approved for Social Security Disability.  A representative from the local disability office came and met with him today. They are going to help provide in home health care aides to help with John’s care. Matti can even apply to be one of the paid helpers. On Wednesday a representative from NuMotion will come here to help John pick out a wheel chair to best meet his needs. He will be leaving a loner chair with us.  We are also looking into renting a adaptive van to help us decide what type to eventually purchase.

John has been depressed lately. Although glad to be out of the hospital, he is  still dealing with the difficult realities of his situation. It is hard to imagine how limiting his world has become. We are working with Scott Wahl in the hopes of automating some things and putting some control back into John’s hands, but it is not a fast process.

Visits are the best thing for John at this time, so if you are any where near Newport, stop by.

I plan to post only once a week or if we have something special to share, so please don’t become concerned if the posts do not come as often as in the past.