Week 10 1/2

Life in the Busick home has been a little hectic, hence the lack of blogs.  Daniel's grandma (my mother) passed away the end of November and funeral arrangements took priority, as a trip to New York was arranged for the services.  We would like to give you an update on Daniel's progress to go along with your continued thoughts and prayers for him.  Since Daniel's trach was removed he has had to have the scar tissue cut back as it continues to grow and ooze.  Daniel continues with speech and physical therapy everyday.  Last night Dad and Daniel worked on push ups, Daniel was able to do five.  He is weak but strives to build stamina and strength.  He is progressing well!  As he continues to heal we are discovering things he is still unsure of.  For example the other day he wasn't sure what eye glass frames were.    After a visit to the eye doctor we learned Daniel will need glasses.  These will be for distance when he is allowed/able to drive.  We are not sure if this is because of the accident.  Everyday brings something new and much more progress.
From Daniel's brain injury the doctors indicated two things we should watch for that will affect his personality, anger flare ups and lack of self motivation.  We have not seen slight if any anger issues in Daniel (thats good).  However Daniel has indicated he is finding it hard to get out of bed in the mornings.  He just wants to stay there as long as possible and doesn't have much desire to do anything.  We along with his speech and physical therapy are working on helping Daniel to get his self motivation back.   We are all watching the miracle.