Dylan’s doing amazing right now! We spoke to his therapists and the doctor and they have all indicated that he should be placed into intensive (4 to 8 hours) of therapy now. He’s reached all the goals that were set for him at Hacienda. He’s able to shower himself, wash his hair, brush his teeth and get ready for his day all by himself. He’s learned to transfer from his bed into his wheelchair on his own, he is able to talk, although not as much as we’d like right now, but he can speak if spoken to, he’s able to walk with the platform walker and they said he’s getting depressed being around the children who will not ever recover so it’s best for him to transfer sooner versus later. We are waiting to find out the exact dates that this will happen, but I have called the local high school to set up an IEP (individual education plan) for Dylan and get him enrolled in high school and possibly an after-school type program so that he has daily routine set up when he gets home. We are very excited to have him coming home soon…now we just have to finish prepping everything for his arrival. I have contacted TMC to see what kinds of programs and aid Dylan qualifies for when he’s back in Tucson, they have indicated that I need to contact DDD or ALTCS to find out specifically what he qualifies for, so I’m going to do that this week.


We are hopeful that his transition to intensive therapy is smooth and that he’s able to excel there like he has so far and he’ll be home quickly


There is an out-patient therapy that should provide Dylan with in-home sessions for a little while too, hopefully we’ll get all the information on his return home at least a month prior to it happening so we can get everything ready for him. I have totally cleaned out his room, got rid of all the old clothing, he was waaaay to big for it, and some of the old toys were donated to the salvation army since he’s not really going to need them now I just have to clean out his closet and he should be ready to go.
I hope you are all doing well! Thank you for your continued thoughts & prayers for Dylan!!! It means the world to all of us!! He’s doing so amazing and the power of positive thought has really helped!! - Keri