Our Unbreakable Spirit: Can't get any better..

Reiko's surgeries have changed his life, very much for the better. Before his surgeries he was unable to sit unassisted, he was breaking every week sometimes a few times a week, he was depressed, he was in alot of pain, was on pain meds almost consistently for 4 months, he seemed more like a baby then a toddler, After the surgeries, Reiko is sitting unassisted and even started turning himself in a circle while sitting, one step closer to bum scooting, we are working on standing up in his KAFO's and his stander from Shriners should be in this week,i'll attach a picture. He is happier than ever, he laughs all the time, he is also becoming a toddler which means terrible two's. He goes from happy to pissed right off in seconds when things don't go his way. I am so proud of how much he is thriving, his fractures have slowed down tremendously since the surgeries. The surgeries were the best decision we ever made for Reiko to date. Life has been good here, we had 2 other visits to Montreal since my last post, both were post op appts, he is starting to heal nicely, and we had 3 days of therapy 2 weeks ago with Stephanie his PT, she was absolutely amazed with how well he is doing, she said that he is so determined to get places and she see's him getting mobile very soon.

Reiko in his stander at Shriners in Montreal

Kai saying his goodbye's to Daisy May 1st 2012 :(

This last week has been hard on the Quinlan family, we put our beloved cat Daisy down, she had a severe skin allergy that made her so uncomfortable that the minute we touched her she started biting and licking herself uncontrollably, she also had arthritis and was in alot of pain, she had even started biting Derek and Kai when they touched her sometimes. So sadly on the 1st Derek and I brought her to the vets, in the morning before Kai left for school he said his goodbye's and begged me to not do it, but as much as we loved her this was the best thing for her. So sadly while kai was at school my mom came and watched Reiko, Derek stayed in the waiting room while I went in the room with her, I cried the minute we took her out of the crate, I cried as I told her that I was so sorry and that I loved her, and just as fast as we had walked into the vets, she was gone, very fast, very peacefully. I have only seen Derek cry that way a handful of times and it broke my heart even more. We cried for about 45 minutes after, even while I picked up Kai and we went to his uncle Darcy's to bury her, we all cried even Kai, it honestly surprised me to see him so sad that she was gone, I didn't expect him to take it so hard, I guess he really is growing up. We meant to wait a while to get another cat but the next day we saw a free kittens sign at a farm just outside of town and we fell in love with our Lola.

Lola our new addition to the family..Roger hates her..

I start my last 3 courses in the next few weeks, by the end of the month I will be staying at my bestfriend Tracey's for 2 nights/3 days every week to finish my schooling, I am really looking forward to girl time and finishing my courses so I can do my co-op this fall. I am hoping my marks will be just as good as my other ones cause so far I have a 4.20 GPA! Life has otherwise been good, Kai has been growing up so fast and he starts soccer soon to, unfortunately it seems like I will miss all his practises since I have school the nights they do them, hopefully I can at least watch one of them! We haven't done a whole lot around here other that Reiko's trips to Montreal every few weeks, thankfully we are done til August now. Take Care, here are some more recent pictures!