THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR PRAYERS, WE ARE HOME. WE WON'T KNOW FOR A WHILE IF THE SURGERY WORKED OR NOT. RHETT IS DOING VERY WELL, CONSIDERING, ACTUALLY YOU WOULD NEVER KNOW ANYTHING HAPPENED TO HIM OTHER THAN THE 3 INCH CUT ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU, YOU HAVE HELP ME ALOT, HAVING SOMEONE TO TALK TO. RHETT HAS BEEN ON THE GFCF DIET, BUT WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO START THE BIOMEDICAL STUFF YET, UNFORTUNATLEY OUR INSURANCE ISN'T COVERING ANYTHING FOR HIM (PRE-EXISTING) IS WHAT WE ARE TOLD. SO WE ARE TAKING IT ONE DAY AT A TIME. I AM HOPING WITH THE PUBLICITY OF THIS WE CAN FIND A DOCTOR WILLING TO HELP. INSURANCE IS A BAD SUBJECT FOR ME RIGHT NOW, I MAY SAY THINGS NO SO NICE. BUT I KNOW THE RULES(SHAWN). THANKS TO ALL OF YOU AGAIN, AND KEEP HIM IN YOUR PRAYERS, BECAUSE THIS SEEMS TO BE A LONG ROAD AHEAD FOR US.

Shannon, you have to be tired on top of your tired. Emotionally and physically drained. Please know that I am pulling for Rhett and your whole family.

I have to rein my own self in on the whole insurance company thing. I think it would be easy for many of us to say non lady like things in situations such as this.

I hope for you a tremendous recovery for Rhett and financial relief.

Shannon Do you have an update on Rhett for us?

i just got back from a visit north and my husbands cousins little boy has a mid grade autism. i have to tell you all about the book they use for him i was sooo impressed by it. it's a book with velcro on every page. then they have pictures of the things he needs or wants stuck to the velcro. the little boy kept going to the book and giving people the pictures if he was thirsty or had to use the bathroom or even wanted to be tickled. it was soo cute and a very good way for a child who doesn't talk to communicate with people who don't know sign language. i just wanted to share this in case anyone hasn't heard of it.

I POSTED THIS THE OTHER DAY,(UPDATED) I SHOULD HAVE POSTED IN THE RIGHT PLACE BUT HERE IT IS...

HELLO EVERYONE. JUST TO GIVE YOU ALL AN UPDATE ON RHETT, AS SOME OF YOU KNOW RHETT UNDERWENT BRAIN SURGERY ON MAY 8TH. WE ARE EXREMELY EXCITED, HE HAS HEALED VERY WELL. HE IS UP TO 7 HOURS OF SLEEP A DAY, HIS MELTDOWNS ARE SHORTER, WHICH IS PROBALBY THE TERRIBLE 3'S. AND HE IS FINALLY GROWING, HE IS 3 1/2 AND WEIGHED 25 LBS. HE IS NOW UP TO 30 IN 3 WEEKS. HE HAS DOUBLED HIS VOCABULARY SINCE THE SURGERY, NOT THAT THIS IS WHOLE LOT, MAYBE 30 WORDS, BUT THAT IS HUGE FOR US.

SATURDAY IS MY BIRTHDAY, MY HUSBAND, RHETT, JESSICA, TRINITY AND MYSELF WILL BE AT THE PARK. TELL YOUR HUSBANDS TO COME ON. IF YOURS IS ANYTHING LIKE MINE HE HAS ASKED IF THERE WILL BE OTHER DADS THERE, AND OF COURSE I SAID YES, WITHOUT REALLY KNOWING. SO PACK EM UP IN THE CAR WOULD YA.
I CAN'T WAIT TO MEET EVERYONE. AND THANK ALL OF YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. I REALLY NEEDED YOUR SUPPORT, YOU JUST DON'T REALIZE HOW MUCH IT HELPS A REALLY EXHAUSTED, AT THE END OF THIER ROPE PERSON. AND I WANTED YOU TO KNOW YOUR PRAYERS DID NOT GO UNASWERED. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN.

SHANNON

OH YEAH, AND PETE-N-REPEAT SAYS I'M GONNA HAVE TO CHANGE MY SCREEN NAME PRETTY SOON, NOW THAT I'M CATCHING UP ON MY SLEEP.

THAT PICTURE BOOK IS SOOOO COOOL, WE HAD SOMETHING A LITTLE SIMILAR THAT EVERYONE CAN USE FOR THIER CHILDREN. SMALLER VERSION, IT HAS 5 SQUARES ON IT. IT WAS A REWARD CARD. IT ALSO HAS VELCRO IN THE BOXES, WHEN RHETT DID SOMETHING GOOD, HE GOT A PICTURE SQUARE STUCK ON THE BOX, IT CAN BE A SMILEY FACE, BARNEY, WHATEVER. WHEN ALL OF THE BOXES WERE FILLED FOR THE DAY, (ALL 5) HE GOT A TREAT OF SOME SORTS.
WHAT A NEAT IDEA, I WILL HAVE TO PUT ONE OF THOSE TOGETHER FOR HIM.