Hi Ted and Keith, Welcome to the site and thanks so muc for sharing. Hoping the Best ... for Keith and you.

hey TEd:

you made it in our blog world, glad to see you blogging about Keith's recovery journey, blogging is also helpful to put out your own concerns on black and white. wishing you best toboth of you, how come you guys went to mexico and not Kiev?

Asha

I look forward to hearing more about both of your experiences.

Thanks to everyone for the welcome. Initially I had applied to Kiev but we were told that a different application of stem cell would be necessary to be affective for Keith. SCTI then recommended a Clinic in Mexico that could help us. We are due to return in approximately 6 months at which time a spinal injection would be administered which enables the cells to enter directly into the affected area of the brain.

Over the past few days Keiths seems much more chipper than he has been. It is a welcome cahnge. We are doing range of motion each eveing and a young lady comes to the house 3 times each week to assist with OT. Presently we are taking things one day at a time with the intention of adding more to his regimen.

Hello everyone. Well, another week has passed and things seem to be going well. Keith has began using more words over the past week than ever before. No complete sentences but anything new to the vocabulary is cause for celebration. We have been experimenting with walking without the leg brace. He has done well with short distances thus far. I hope to gradually extend the length of walking in the weeks to come. Had a problem with a toe infection but that is put in check with visit to recent visit to GP. Keith is still having confusion and bouts of ill temperment. I could mean that we should now be changing his depression medications. We will speak with his prescribing physician this week to find out what might be done. But, all in all, I feel that he is making progress tho very gradual.