This is a test post to see if Michael receives it in email.
If someone asked you that question, what would your answer be? It would probably be similar to what Michael's answer was, accept he couldn't say it very well. His response was something like MMMMMMMmmmmmmm. I'm not sure if that is the correct spelling or not. He wants to say it with his voice!! Michael doesn't put a lot of effort into any other communication, thumbs up and down, blinking, even his computer, his concentration is talking with his voice and he's not motivated for any other communication. Pray for us on this one! So I told him, if you can find a difference between how you "say" yes and no, then MMMMMmmm would be a great. He proceeded to make different sounds - I imagine MMMMMmmmm to most would be described as a moan. We came to the conclusion at that time that a long moan could be for yes and a short one could be for no. Seems pretty simple for you and I, but it is extremely difficult and often very frustrating for Michael. Today that is what he's going to be working on - I hope this will carry into tomorrow.
Michael is doing good.
Christine is set to move this weekend, she's excited but more nervous about everything working out exactly as she expects it to. whispering: don't worry, it's probably not going to.
Thanks for checking in!
Christine has sold her condo and purchased a ranch-style home for her and Michael - here is what she sent me on it...
The house is in Lee's Summit, about 1 mile from of LSNorth.
The house has 2 bedrooms - Michael will have the master, which is about 12 x 16. That's enough room for all his stuff and equipment.
The house is on the "correct" side of the street (east) - yes, there is one! That means that the backyard is in the shade in the summer and the driveway is in the sun in the winter (less shoveling). The house has a newer deck in the back and comes complete with a RAMP. This is an extra I wasn't expecting to find. Having the ramp in the back of the house was something I wanted for security reasons. A ramp in the front simply advertises a handicapped individual lives there. This is safer since it's just me and My Michael at night.
Also, Michael has been getting in the pool every Monday for a while now. I am so thankful to everyone involved and all effort put forth for him on this. Thank you so much - Deborah, Beth and also the driver. I hear great compliments on how smooth the bus driver makes the ride to and from swimming! Thank you very much. Today I went to watch and it was great. Michael is very relaxed and he is able to move his legs and arms much easier in the water then he could do out of the water.