Will , who had been on a plateau for a while, has been making some good progress recently. He has been working for a humanitarian firm called Globus Relief International in the shipment of medical supplies to devastated areas. His work there is very demanding and his boss is very excited to have someone who is so versed in medical terminology on the team.
He is also working in the Bountiful Temple on Saturdays. He works in the temple cafeteria where all the ladies love him. I know because they call to make sure he is coming. When I assure them he was on his way, they were very happy to hear it. He left one morning before the snow plows were out. It was a scary thing to watch him slip-sliding his way up the ice hill, but he seemed up to braving the storm. It seems to be something he does very well these days.
In our speech therapy sessions, he has been showing remarkable recall. I had him choose a favorite tongue twister and he chose a couple that we hadn’t done since August. (They were not my favorites so I completely dropped them.) I was absolutely flabbergasted when he came out with Fanny Finch fried five floundering fish for Francis Fowler’s father and Does Moses suppose his toes were a rose? When I remember the first time he spoke a sentence in Ohio that I could understand, "Mom, do you have a two?" (We were playing Go Fish.) I realize how far he has come.
His executive function is also kicking in. He bore his testimony in church on Sunday. (The last testimony meeting he would be eligible for the young single’s ward before they kicked him out for being over thirty.) The bishop commented on what a beautiful spirit it brought into the meeting. His fiance, Summer, told me it was short and centered in Christ and all the other testimonies afterward reflected the influence of Will’s testimony.
As the day of the wedding approaches, we are seeing more and more restoration. My prayer currently is for stamina. Will still needs a lot of sleep and the idea of him being able to stay awake and alert for 30 hours straight is still pretty daunting.
