Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Dear Family and Friends,

Just wanted to give you a quick update and leave you with a prayer request. Kevin started the Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Program at Coastline on Monday. He attends classes Monday through Thursday for four hours a day. As a result of student orientation on Saturday, we believe this is a good next step for Kevin. Not only will they continue cognitive rehabilitation, they will teach him to use a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) which will help serve as his memory, and they will help him set and reach his goals for the future.

Here is our prayer request: Transportation to and from school has not been worked out. I have been taking him to school in the mornings and CNS has been picking him up in the afternoons. Costa Mesa is about an hour away and this is something I am not able to do every day for the next two years. He could take the bus but he would need to catch it about 6:15 a.m., ride for almost two hours, and then walk the last mile to school. Kevin has an appointment with the Orange County Transit Authority (OCTA) next Tuesday afternoon to see if he qualifies for their program of transportation for people with disabilities. For a small fee this service would pick him up at his apartment and take him directly to the school. So please pray that this would be made available to him.

Thanks so much, and God bless you all,
Tami