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Joshua is a brilliant, funny, joyful 7-year-old!

He reads, draws, writes poetry, solves math equations, creeps, climbs, and stacks things!

He is also severely brain-injured.

If you like to read about miracles, read his full story!

Joshua's Intensive Treatment Program, through IAHP(www.iahp.org), is not covered by insurance. Tax-deductible donations to IAHP for Joshua's program are much appreciated.

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Saturday, July 4, 2009 1:40 PM, EDT


"My Voice" by Joshua

I like to use my voice. Sometimes people understand one word. I say whole sentences and stories and songs. But you do not know what I say. I do not type the same words I speak. I do not repeat. Birds sing and people hear and enjoy even if they do not know what they say. People can be happy even if they are ignorant. I am happy though I still want you to know.

Go to his blog at http://joshuaboltsjournal@blogspot.com to read more of Joshua's comments and answers to people's questions.  (We aren't able to post videos on the blogspot, sorry!) 

Thank you to everyone who has sent messages to Joshua!  He also would appreciate more messages from you with questions.  He loves to answer your questions!

Joshua is celebrating Independence Day!

His method of celebrating is to do more stuff independently. He started this morning by pulling the bar on his VKE stander down from it's usual overhead position all by himself! (See the picture above.) Papa Vince and I THOUGHT it was installed tight enough so that he couldn't do it. But he is obviously stronger than we thought!

Joshua's comment:
"Today I grasp my VKE bar over my head and I strong arms pull it down!

To see a 12 second video clip of him doing this, go to http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5919961271#/video/video.php?v=110793262960&oid=5919961271 

We also have posted some (also very short) video clips of Joshua doing the mid-air somersaults and jumping in his new Italian GFE/GAE harness, which were mentioned in our last update.

Forward Somersaults: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5919961271#/video/video.php?v=110822147960&oid=5919961271

Backward Somersaults: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5919961271#/video/video.php?v=110805182960&oid=5919961271

Jumping: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5919961271#/video/video.php?v=107498252960&oid=5919961271

Have a BLESSED and SAFE Independence Day weekend!

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