Jason is awesome

Well, now I am really encouraged.  It was hard seeing Jason yesterday.  I had not seen him right after the accident so I did not have the perspective of how much progress he has made.  He slept most of the time and when he was awake it was for brief periods.  His speech was good but he was often confused and was not able to sit for long or to stand up. 

He was groggy most of the morning but he really woke up when Suzanne and Steve came and he has shown incredible improvement.  He complained to us that he was not challenged here and that this was a "wimpy place."  He told us that at football camp they really made you work or they "kicked your ass."  We used that to give him a  major pep talk about how strong his will is and how he has worked through pain before.  He really got it!  Since then he has been amazing!!!  He talked to Isabel and me for a long time about the Tour de France.  He remembered all the riders, who won last year and gave us his predictions for this year.  Then the physical therapist came and he kept pushing himself all through her visit and really hung in there.  He is totally back to being his extreme self.  We told him he had to stay in the chair for an hour to be able to be moved to rehab next week and he is still sitting there.  I am so hopeful.  His kick-ass attitude is what is going to get him through this and he is tapping into that.  

He still says "everything hurts" and apparently he is having double vision so he is still not able to stand.  I told him that we can't wait to have him officially in our family and he said that it was going to be "awesome" and he was really glad that Eloy and I were going to be his in-laws.  Bless his heart.  Please continue to send your prayers and positive energy.  We can feel the love of all of you and are so grateful.   Peggy