Today was an exciting day for Isaac. Grandma stayed last night to give mom a rest again, since Brea has only been out of surgery for a day. (She is doing very well, by the way)
Mom and Brea picked him up from CNS and brought him to the house to get Jesse and me. While waiting on us, mom started talking to our neighbors, and had Isaac come over so they could see him. While standing there, Isaac asked where Jesse was. Mom said in the house, and we asked Isaac if he wanted to go in the house and find Jesse. He clearly was not worried about it, so we went inside. This was his first time in the house since the accident.
Jesse and I started talking to him, and questions moved to what he remembered, which is a frequent topic. Thus far, it has been difficult to get him in the right state to talk to him about any of the things he remembered. We narrowed down what he could and could not recall.
We determined that:
1) he could recall elementary school
2) he could recall being at middle school
3) he could recall his teachers from elementary school
4) he could not recall any teachers, except Mr. Stephens, who we have known from Brea and Jesse being in the same school
5) he does not remember being in Childrens hospital
6) he remembers being in Our Children's House
We conclude, in our less than scientific manner, that he has a memory gap of time from somewhere about the first day of middle school to the middle of September.
The accident, then, is not there....yet. (yes, uncle Kenny, I remember)
We can now start to look for signs, and talk to him about this gap, while he continues to get more of his memory back.
When mom was done, we went halloween costume shopping, then to the high school for Brea before heading to the soccer complex so mom, dad, and brother could play their game.
After soccer, Charles and family met us for lunch at our favorite restaurant, then mom dropped Jesse and me off at the house so I could get ready and get the truck. She took Isaac and Brea down to see the band perform the UIL show. (Last real performance) I met them there with the truck so I could bring Isaac back to the apartment by 9pm, before he turned into a pumpkin.
The show was great, and the band received top marks. Isaac and I left to come back, and we put on the World Series game once here. There must have been some confusion at CNS, since several people showed up before we got our person.
We will be leaving early in the morning, since I have to run my 8 mile track to get ready for my half marathon in December. Since we know Isaac is not having negative issues at the house, he can come back and hang out with the family.
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