Oh what a Monday!

Good morning y'all!

Usually I don't necessarily like Mondays but today is entirely different!!! About an hour ago CHASA announced the winner of the iPad contest on their Facebook Page....and guess who it is! Yep, Isaiah!!! Well, technically they pulled my name out of the hat but Isaiah is the true winner. We are soooooooooo excited! I had told Kelly from IDP about the contest and since IDP has gotten iPads to work with their kiddos, she will give me an entire list of apps that can help Isaiah with his motor skills! Obviously, this would not have been possible without all of you who donated so THANK YOU!!! Thank you also because that means I will finally get my kindle back! Haha.

As I mentioned last week, we were supposed to find out if our insurance would cover Isaiah's splint. Well, they won't. Thankfully, Isaiah won't need it after all because he now keeps his thumb in the right position most of the time. He is doing so well, we have reduced PT to once a month instead of every two weeks. Needless to say I'm quite proud of him! I didn't mention this after our neuro appointment in Fargo but because of him doing so well, she thought he may not have had a stroke but maybe the seizures caused the MRI to look like he had one. Well, we know Isaiah had a stroke, not only because of the MRI but because of all the symptoms that came with it. Dr. Carver, Isaiah's pediatrician as well as a neonatologist, also knows far too well what seizures are, as his son had them for years. He most certainly knows the difference. See, she didn't follow his journey, his development; she didn't see how hard he had to work every day to open his hand, to get the strength back in it, how hard he had to work so he could use it almost as well as his strong hand. She met him months after. She did notice that his right hand is weaker and that he has a left hand preference but she doesn't know how much it took to get there. There's only so much she can observe in an hour. We told her his story but some people need to see it to believe it. We know he had a stroke, and we know that it was God who healed him. Yes, we helped by working with him but we could not have done it without God. I don't blame her for thinking it may not have been a stroke, except for Isaiah, I only know one other kid whose story went this way. You don't see this often. But it happens, and we're thankful for it.

We have one hurdle to overcome this week though. Isaiah will have a hearing screening on Wednesday. His 6 months screening didn't work and there are times where it seems like he doesn't hear well on his right side. Although I suspect he simply ignores me! So we'll see what the results will say. Please keep him in your prayers. Thank you guys! And again, thanks to everyone who donated, spread awareness, and to everyone of you who follow his journey!

Love,