Good morning! Please continue to be praying for the insurance roadblock to quickly clear and open up for Charlos and his family. The specialized care facility in Colorado has accepted him and is ready for Los + Los is ready and strong enough to go, but insurance is currently blocking it, trying to keep Los in-state at some non-specialized (cheaper) care facilities. This has been a very tough roller coaster ride and battle for the family (and it is that last thing they need to be worried about right now). So, please be praying that this insurance roadblock and [...]

Day 66 This is day 66 of Lowe's being in the hospital and in the phase of semi-consciousness. As you all know, we have been trying to jump through the hoops of insurance for the next step at the intensive rehab. Unfortunately, on Monday, the insurance company got back to us and requested us to do a reapply to all 13 rehabs within California that we already got denied from to double verify before getting pre-authorization for Craig in Colorado. This brought me down a bit, and I was pretty discouraged, but my sister really helped me out by [...]

Day 61 Charlos is now semi-conscious, waking and sleeping regularly, showing awareness by making eye contact and responding to simple commands (thumbs up, Shaka sign, blinking). He's breathing independently and meets the criteria for transfer to Craig Hospital in Colorado, pending insurance approval. He's currently using a T-bar trach with 28% oxygen, and his left side is functioning better than his right. Recently, he experienced discomfort due to urinary retention requiring a catheter, which has since been removed. Tomorrow, a device will be attached to his trach to aid in speaking for the first time. Continued prayers are requested [...]

Day 56 Well, here we are at the 8-week mark since Charlos’s accident and healing/recovery process. It is hard to believe it has been that long but, at the same time, amazing to see his constant progress! Today, Los was wide awake, responsive and ready to go before 6:00am. Wanting to seize the energy and attentiveness, Los and Dad jumped into a physical therapy session. We did a fair amount of work on arms and legs from the top down. He was very responsive and quick to react to commands/requests on his left side while his right side is [...]

Day 55 Charlos was still asleep this morning and having an extended good night of rest. He was responsive to requests or “commands” for movements or tasks. First thing this morning, the PT team brought in the ‘Geri’ chair and Charlos was moved into it for over 30 minutes which he loved! He was sitting up out of bed with his back near straight up, and his feet down towards the floor. When Timo and Grace arrived, Los was staring hard at his beachside family photo in front of him. As Timo began recounting of his recent trip up [...]