Halloween 2000

Joey dressed up as a surgeon, in honor of all the wonderful doctor's that have taken care of him. We went to Children's to join in the festivities and visit all of his hospital friends & family.

Oct. 14, 2000

Sandy & Joey on his 2nd Birthday. You can see the ear to ear scar & also the "C" on top of his head ... left there by Dr. "C"ogen.

Dec. 25, 2000

Merry Christmas!!
Sandy & Joey are celebrating at home this year!! Last year he spent a very lonely Christmas in Children's.

 

Cowboy Joey!

His original Physical Therapist, Kendra Elmore, is now working at Children's Hospital in Dallas, TX. She came up to visit Joey, her boyfriend, and brought him the cowboy hat.

A GOLDEN STAR DAY!!! Kendra (Joey's Physical Therapist from Children's Hospital who had been working with him for the most part of 11 months) is shadowing Joey as he walks by himself down the hallway.

Family & friends were sitting in my living room talking. We had gotten together to celebrate Sandy's mom's (NanNan) 75th Birthday. Joey gave my mom a present she will never forget. None of us will forget!

Joey stood up and walked 25 steps across the room by himself. Eleven months to the day that he had the hemispherectomy. Our mouths fell to the floor. He could not have picked a better time to do this. Unfortunately all of us were so dumbfounded that we didn't take pictures of his actual 1st walk. You could say that Joey rewarded Kendra & her endless hours of singing while she was manipulating him & his muscles ... with a very handsome, WALKING, talking, smiling trophy!!! : )