Chance's first day at school went really good. They were all really surprised to see that he was in school so soon. I stayed with him most of the day to give the teachers a comfort level. After awhile with him, they could see that he is the same little boy that he was when he left in June. The only thing different about him is the scar on his head.

He brought homework home on Monday. He had to read a few sentences to me. He has never been able to say words correctly that begin with 'F'. One of his words was 'fish'. He read it the way he was used to which was more like 'shish'. I corrected him and now he is saying it the right way. All week has been like this with his speech. He says something the way he used to before surgery and we tell him how to say it and he is picking up how to say it. I am so amazed!!! Everyone that he talks to says how much clearer his speech is.

Quinton's first football game back after Chance came home was awesome. The coach asked Chance to lead the team out on the field. When it came time for the game, Chance was really nervous because he wasn't sure that he could run without falling. He had one coach on either side and they held his hands and they ran him out on the field with the whole team behind them. To me, it was such a beautiful sight. He also went out with the captains for the coin toss, shook hands with the other team and got to stand on the sidelines to 'coach' the kids. Quinton's team ended up winning the game. The kids came up to Chance afterwards and told him that it was all because of him that they won. Apparently, the coach told them to give it their all and play the game for him.

Chance made the front page of our local paper. The reporter asked him what he wanted for his birthday which is in November. He said 'a sleepover with 100 kids'. CRAZY!!!! But, we found a place that we can do it. The Family Life Center in Newport will be where we all will be on November 14 to see if we can get the 'sleepover of all sleepovers'. We are going to try to keep it a secret so if you know Chance and you read this, please don't tell him. We hope to have his bike there to give to him too. Here's hoping we can get one in that time.

Chance has started outpatient therapy at Rehab Options in Carlisle. I really like this place. The therapists are great with him. He is working hard so far. He has speech and OT on Tuesdays and speech and PT on Thursdays.

His new orthotics have come in so we will be going to pick them up next week. That will be one more thing that he has that will be black and yellow.