About a boy

At 10 and 1/2 months Keegan was diagnosed with a rare spinal disease called Transverse Myelitis (TM). Our life has been about little else since. After 5 weeks at Children's Hospital Keegan was release just 2 days before his first birthday. The best birthday present ever.



On the road to recovery................Literally. Baltimore or Bust.

The next 2 weeks will be big weeks for Keegan. This week 9/29, he will have follow up appointments at Children's Hospital, and at the Immunologist/Allergist in Denver. Then next week we will be flying to Batlimore's Johns Hopkins and Kennedy Kreager Hospitals for appointments with Dr. Kerr, head nuerologist specilizing in TM, and with the cutting edge rehab facility that treated Christpher Reave. We feel really fortunate to have gotten a last minute appointment in Baltimore due to a cancellation. Even though we hope and dream that these Dr's can help continue Keegan's recovery now and in the future, it is not with out some trepidation on my part. I worry about what they will say, what treatments they may recommend and how my little boy will handle them. We will need lots of dum dum suckers and prayers.


Background

Keegan's illness left him initially without movement in his arms and legs. Through tears, pain, and countless prayers he has almost regained full movement in his arms and hands and now even has some movement in the legs as well.



Just this week..... Keegan pulled himself into a stand (using mostly his upper body) but was able to support his weight on his legs for a few seconds. He seems much more aware of his legs and feet. He looks at his legs while trying to move them and although sometimes he uses his hands to pull his legs as he is moving them. He invented a new game, putting his foot through his teething ring. He continues to try to lift his foot to play the Kick-daddie-in-the-face-game, which he loves of course.
We are so blessed this week to see Keegan's hands improve, staying open more and more, and we are so elated to see him stand and move his legs. We thank God for many answered prayers this week, and also all of you for praying them.