Sounds good, Machka. Rowen seems on schedule; ahead of my progress in some areas, behind in some other, but that is entirely to be expected. Physically I was ahead of Rowan. (I walked the two miles to PT for my second and third outpatient PT visit. Unintended consequence - they fired me. Said I was doing too well. That was the last of my followup except going back to the doctor a month later. Aftercare has changed a little in the past 40 years!)

At 4 months I still had a lot of manual skills to learn but I had suffered a bruise on the base of my motor nerves causing me loss of all right side learned skills. (I'm completely right handed,) By this time I could hold silverware just fine, tie my shoes, dress and the like but writing was going to wait until nearly a year passed and I started going to a tutor. I could remember what the letters looked like. I'd just never held a pen before. For that year, I couldn't write the simplest of phone messages fro my housemates. I relearned bike tool skills working at the shop that sponsored our club. (I'm sure they hired me as good PR.)

Take care of yourself, Machka. This is going to be as hard on you as on Rowen, but very different. Your friends will be seeing the changes in Rowan every time they see him. You will be seeing the Rowan who is a weird mix of college educated 6 yo and it will become very old. When your friends thrill in the changes, you will be seeing the now 7 yo. Keep your feelers out for those who "get it". You are going to need them.

I wore people out. I got to see who my true friends are. You are one of those friends for Rowan. You both are going to pull through this. But it is going to be the hardest thing each of you have ever done and it is going to test both of you to the core.

Ben, one of your believers