Emily drove in to visit today, so it was a very good day. Logan was a little surly today at times which prompted his therapist to let him know that he was being a pain in the butt. He is still trying to speak every now and then, but there weren't any recognizable words today. Emily and I were working with him on a dry erase board when the speech pathologist came into the room, so she started writing names on the board to see if he could recognize them. She would write two names on the board and ask which name was his mother's, sister's, his own name, and even the name of the dog he had when he was growing up. He could point to the correct answer. We'll have to see if he can repeat this a few times, but it looks promising. As the therapist said, if he can do this, it will open up a whole new area of communication. As of today, we do not have a date for the pump surgery, but hopefully, it won't be too long. We're still working on a number of things everyday that involve both physical abilities and cognition. It's going to be a long ,slow process; we've known that all along.