Jerry Turns 24

It's so hard to believe that Jerry was 19 when he broke his neck and he just turned 24 yesterday. In some respects it seems like so long ago, so much has changed since then and in some respect it seems like it was just yesterday. We celebrated Jerry's birthday with a small impromptu party at my house with friends and family. Thanks Donna, Kelsey, Cheryl, Jessica, Jacob, Ian, Janea and Pepe for helping us celebrate Jerry's birthday.  Also thank you to Brittany and Lauren for calling Jerry on his birthday, I know it may seem hard to tell but it really meant a lot to him to hear live voices from friends.

It's equally hard to believe that in less than 65 hours we will be on a plane headed for Thailand for Jerry to finally receive the stem cell treatment we've worked so hard to attain. Even though Jerry is not very expressive at this point, I know he is excited and hopeful that the treatment will improve his condition. I am excited and so hopeful but at the same time a little nervous about traveling alone with Jerry.

It looks like we will be able to see a few sites while we are in Thailand, Jerry will be in therapy 6 days a week but will have Sundays off, we will have 5 Sundays to go touristing. It turns out the subway is walking distance from the hospital so we can take the subway to go site-seeing. So far we will spend one Sunday going to the Grand Palace and one day going to the Zoo. I'd love to hear from you if you know of any MUST SEE's in Thailand. I will be sure to post lots of pictures and update often.

Katie