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8/12/08 Marius Has Arrived!
We wanted to update you on the arrival of Marius and some of the things we have been doing and of course the progress on the surgical front!! Let's start out with the arrival! Most of the Team Marius members were at the airport excitedly awaiting the arrival of the three Romanians. We could hardly believe it was actually here! Marius, Teo and Ionut arrived at about 5:30 and were a little overwhelmed and a lot exhausted but they were good sports about our enthusiasm!
8/1/08 MARIUS IS ON HIS WAY!
MARIUS IS COMING!! Marius, and Ionut and Teo will arrive at LAX on August 4th at 3:40 p.m. Team Marius families are going to be there as well as a group of Romanians from the community there in LA where word is spreading about his arrival along with lots of willingness to help. We think that is just terrific that they will have fellow Romanians to help them with their transition and share his culture, traditions, and language. These friends will be a great support in helping Marius adjust to the many changes! The process to get to this point has been long but the miracles myriad!
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March 7th, 2008
Today we went in to Marius's room and got to hang out with him for two and a half hours and that was really fun. I think that he's getting comfortable with us because he's trying to communicate a lot more. I'm not sure whether this is completely accurate or not, but he told me today that he is getting more skin grafts on his legs monday and that he's excited about it. Later we watched a movie and then played with a balloon. We hit it back and forth a lot and he had a great time. He learned today that he can use his head to hit it as well as his hands and he got a kick out of that. Later he showed me that he could hold the balloon with his palms. I asked if he could hold a pen that way and he said that he couldn't but that he probably could with his mouth. So I got out a pen and paper and we gave it a shot. Sure enough he managed to scribble numbers 1-10 by writing with his mouth. It was pretty messy but really exciting, and I think that it's something that we can start working with him on. He told me that he used to be able to write better with his hands, but when he said it he didn't sound down. Overall, he was actually really upbeat today. We had a dance party with another little boy in the room and Marius was cracking up as he watched the little boy.
They took the blanket off of him today and we were amazed by how good he looks. His chest is not burned at all, so it looks like it may indeed only be his face that needs surgery. The burns on his arms are also healing really well, and his feet are much less red and swollen than they were when we first started visiting him. So that was good to see, because he seems to be in less pain than he was when we first started visiting.
Ash and Jess
- By admin at 03/20/2008 - 22:03
- From Romania
- Ashley
- Jessica
- admin's blog
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6/11/08
Marius has made a lot of progression in his exercises and movement. He can sit up for short amounts of time with no problems and can get into and out of a wheelchair with only a little bit of help. He loves to be pushed up and down the hallway outside his room.
We have a new game we play where we pretend a balloon is a bomb and we throw it at each other. I know it sounds silly, but he loves it. His burns are looking better every day. His beautiful blue eyes and big smile always brighten up my day!
5/28/08
Sorry I haven't sent you an email sooner. We were out of the hospital for a few days and we've finally gotten back into the swing of things.