Mary -

 >  How much of him can come back?

In March, 1997, Reader's Digest had an article titled "What's Wrong with
Lauren?" It's about a little girl born with a congenital disorder called
Sturge-Weber syndrome, which involved severe, progressive deterioration of
the right half of her brain. She seemed normal at first, then suffered major
seizures, head pain, and loss of ability. By the age of four and a half, her
development had slipped to that of an 18-month-old. All other options had
failed, so as a last resort the entire right half of her brain was
surgically removed.

She made a dramatic recovery. Her intelligence level rose rapidly and within
weeks she regained the ability to talk. As she approached age six, she was
able to talk in complete sentences and walk on her own, though she was still
weak in her left side (normally controlled by the absent right half of the
brain). At the time of the article, her parents planned to enroll her in
kindergarten.

Now, if a child can function and progress with half a brain, what else is
possible? Given the remarkable improvements you've seen in your son already,
it certainly seems likely to me that he'll continue to progress.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Bill Dooley