Hi

Last week, after a lot of prompting, Aron said his first word in over four months. He said "Hi" to my parents.

It was evening, and Jimmy, Jordan, and Jacqie were with him, trying to get him to talk because his trach was plugged. When the trach is plugged, it allows air to go past his vocal chords, which is what makes speaking possible. He was making some incoherant noises, and then my parents walked in the room. Everyone kept telling him to say "hi" and after a while, a long and shaky "Hiiiiiiiiiii" came out.

This is very exciting news, and until yesterday morning, he didn't say anything else.

Yesterday, an employee at Little Company of Mary went in Aron's room to say hello, and he said hi to her. We found out about this last night.

If there is anything Aron is known for aside from cars and surfing, it's talking about cars and surfing. And just talking in general. We all miss Aron so much, and I've found the silence to be one of the loudest things these past months. Aron always has a running commentary on life, and hopefully this "hi" is just the beginning.