James had his appointment at GF strong on Friday.  The physiatrist ( Doctor of rehab medicine). Was a really nice guy.  He had  obviously read up on James,  and there was an email from James' physiotherapist on the desk.  He said that he was very impressed with how far James has come,  and he was actually doing too well to qualify for many of their programs.  He is going to set him up with the GF strong outreach team and they will contact us and the rest of James' community rehab team in the next month.  They will mainly be there to educate and support the team that is already set up in our community.  He is also going to see if there is a possibility of a short burst of day program rehab at GF strong this summer.  He said that he may not qualify,  so he is not sure if he can get that to happen or not.  It would be a 3 or 4 week program,  3 hours a day for 5 days a week.  James and I would have to stay in Vancouver for that time.
The doctor said that he sees James in a couple of years being ready for independent living, or needing very little support to live independently!

James' speech is coming along nicely.  It is still difficult to understand,  but he is becoming more willing to use his words first and sign only if we can't understand.  As he is practicing more it is becoming more intelligible.  His walking is coming along nicely too.  He is still a ways away from being able to walk on his own,  but he is making steady progress towards that goal.