WONDERFUL NEWS TONIGHT!!!

Mia called us tonight while we were eating with a bunch at Colton's in Benton and we couldn't hear well with all the background noise, but she was so excited. Gary has been TALKING today where they could understand him!!! She put the phone up to his ear and told him to say, "Hi Meemaw" and he said what sounded to me like, "Mom." But the more I held the phone, the more it sounded like Meemaw. She said when I started talking to him that he started looking around the room like he was expecting me to be there.

Earlier in the day, the speech therapist who was working with him, mentioned something to Mia about Northridge (which is where Leah goes to school) and Gary said, "Leah." Then he said, "Fashion" which is her major. Both Mia and the therapist were astonished! Several other things came out of his mouth today and Mia said that she thought he said her name one time. He sat up again for a few hours and then when he got back into bed, he began to try to talk again. She's worked with him all day. She was still there around 8 p.m. CA time!

She also put the phone to his ear for Danny to talk to him, but Danny could not hear him respond. We're going to try again tomorrow. Mia tries to put a picture of the person with whom he's talking in front of him so that might bring back a memory when he hears the voice.

Mia didn't mention anything else except that everything else was fine. I'd say it's BETTER than FINE!!

Thank you, Lord! And thank all of you for your prayers and love.

Bill and Nancy