July 8, 2017 9:15 pm

It was a good day for Josh today in his new room in the trauma unit. They removed all 50 of the staples in his head. He set a new record of six baskets in a row with his ball (from about 10 feet). He dumped a bunch of small plastic animals out of a bag and put them all back in about 20 times. Believe it or not, he was even able to solve a Rubik's cube puzzle several times if we gave it to him needing no more than four or five turns to solve. He got up out of bed three times and even walked down the hall and back twice (with assistance). All in all, quite a day.

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  1. UnknownJuly 8, 2017 at 10:31 PM

    That is encouraging good news. Keep him in my prayers. Love the Jarmans.

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  2. StephenJuly 8, 2017 at 11:10 PM

    Very encouraging!

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  3. EmilyJuly 9, 2017 at 2:18 PM

    This is really great news! Wow! We love you, Josh!

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