Hello and happy Tuesday!  

Kaleb has been in his vocational rehab for 10 months now!  The purpose of the rehab was job readiness, and after 10 months, K is ready!  Last week he was offered a job at Ability360, the adaptive gym he has been volunteering at.   He and I are so very happy, as this is the job that we both hoped he would get.  Ability360 is where we immersed ourselves when we first moved here almost two years ago.  They have adaptive outdoor outings as well as many indoor team opportunities.  Kaleb is currently involved in power soccer at Ability360.  Kaleb meets with HR tomorrow, he will work 2 days a week and hopefully keep his volunteer job there as well.  

Now that Kaleb has received a job offer, his time at CTN (voc rehab) will be coming to an end.  The celebration at the end is called "Cake day"  We haven't gotten a "Cake day" date yet, but it's looming on the horizon.  At voc rehab, Kaleb attends sessions/classes to rehabilitate Kaleb on all sorts of subjects.  Memory, cognition, vocation, group and single psych therapy.  The best part of rehab is that Kaleb has met so many guys and gals in his same situation and has made so many new friendships.  CTN focuses on awareness, acceptance and realism.  

We have been waiting almost two years to hear if Kaleb will be chosen as a recipient of a Gary Sinise Smart House.  Kaleb got the final interview call last night while he was at soccer practice!  I think the smile on his face, tells the answer....  if there is any doubt, he was chosen!  I think that will be his forever best birthday present!  The process could be a couple years long.  We are excited non the less!  Kaleb picks which city he wants to build the house in.   

About a month ago, Kaleb elected to have a device, that helps control frequent urination, implanted in his lower back.  There are over 400 settings, Kaleb is currently in progress to finding the right one that will allow him to sleep through the night.  The device is compared to a pacemaker, only much smaller.   

Next up in exciting news, Kaleb is in the process of scheduling an appointment with the driving school that has hand controls.  His last vision test showed that he would most likely get a license at this point, however, it's his reaction time and coordination that is a concern (which has been being addressed in the last 3.5 yrs of therapy).  He traded the Sienna Van for  a Traverse which has seats that swivel using a remote, for him to be able to drive up the ramp in his wheelchair and then transfer from his chair to the drivers or passenger seat from the inside of the car.  

Kaleb flew in friend David Moore's plane this last weekend, over Phoenix, with his brother Paul, dad and friends.  He certainly has been showered with great fun/blessings/gifts this birthday!  

So much good news, without a shadow of a doubt, we are blessed!