Update on Michael...Day 155...

Update from Jim Brown (Michael's father-in-law)

Michael came home 7 days before Christmas and this was great.
Becky, Nikki, a few friends and I all worked to move them into their new house which has worked out well.

Michael has settled into a routine of healing at home now.
He is happy and seems to be adjusting well.
The latest news from the physical therapists that come to their home is that his right leg may have to be re-broken via surgery in order for it to bend better.
Seems it maybe a small price to pay in order to use both legs.
His left leg is great.
He can shuffle his body from the wheel chair onto the couch or the bathroom facilities or even in and out of the car.
He has gone with Nikki a few times to church and visiting friends.
He is pretty self sufficient for the most part being Nikki had to return to work after the Holidays. His Grandma continues to come to the house to tend to him if needed.
We will still anticipate his intestines being put together and eliminate the colostomy bag he currently wears.
We are unsure of the time frame for all of that but we hold out hope for it.

We (Becky, Nikki and I) continue to work through the mountain of paperwork in order to gain insurance and liability along with social security and pain / suffering payments to all 3 of them.
It truly is astounding how much you have to do in order for our government to realize that he is actually disabled and worthy of being taken care of.
We will keep trying.

All in all, this young family is happy to be together despite the tough times ahead.

We did receive some bad news about the guy that hit them. Seems he has signed himself out of the hospital in North Carolina and has disappeared. Warrants are out for his arrest.