Overwhelming Response

Where do we start!! The response that we are receiving from the petition is totally unreal. Now if everyone forwards their emails to all of their friends, and then they forward their emails to all of their friends and so on and so on....I really think we will hit that 50,000 mark or more. In just 24 hours after posting there were over 400 signatures. The whole family is just amazed at all the wonderful and compassionate people out there. Mike and I last evening went on line in his room and were reading all the comments with tears just a pouring. Mike is so happy about the possibility of him getting this home makeover.

I found out that when Mike and Rochelle went to Fair Hill the other day that the weather was so bad with the rain that they ended up in a vet office for the picture of Mike for the White Horse Award. So he didn't really get to see anybody. But the picture was done with a video camera and didn't come out. So Nancy and I have sent some other pictures we had just of Mike and hope they work. When you go to the White Horse Award website I think that is where the picture will be under nominations. They will have the story of why he was nominated there also.

So Mike is doing fairly well. He has his ups and downs with his emotions on his disabilities. We continue to pump him up and with the TWR site and the petition it seems to help him a lot. Physical Therapy brought a exercise mat to Mike's room for him to do exercises on during the afternoon and evening hours. We get it out and get on the floor (mat) and throw this ball back and forth to each other. You have to be on your knees but not resting back on your heels. It's like standing but just on your knees. It really makes your thighs stronger and helps with learning how to balance. Mike's biggest problem is balancing while standing or kneeling. We get to laughing so hard sometime because of the faces we make trying to catch the ball or losing our balance. They also taught him how to crawl on all fours. When I was putting in the shower head upstairs in his house a heard some noise and looked out the bathroom door and there was Mikey on all fours. He had come up the stairs with Rochelle and then at the top of the stairs got down on all fours to come into the master bedroom. It just broke my heart to see him like that and so out of breath and exhausted. I had to turn away and start messing with the already installed shower head to hide the tears. He wants to be "the man of the house" so badly again. We pray for that day to come everyday.

Well I'm off to get some more signatures and get ready to go to Mike at Sunbridge. He's with Rochelle right now for the ride to pick up the kids at school. Thank you all so much for your support. God bless everyone.

WE BELIEVE IN MIRACLES
WE BELIEVE IN BARBARO
WE BELIEVE IN MIKE REA