An update on Ryan Brown.
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A colleague visited with Ryan and his wife Jessica last week. Here are his comments.
It was great to see that Ryan has steadily improved since returning from the hospital in September and that he and Jessica are both optimistic for continued improvement. Progress in his recovery has been steady, with welcome changes, such as Jessica recently being able to safely leave Ryan at home alone when she leaves the house for a few hours.
Here are excerpts from an update that Jessica posted in early February.
“Ryan’s balance continues to gradually improve. Last week, he performed a task where he walks in and out of a set of cones. Last week, he walked independently through the cones at a fairly swift pace and only clipped one cone.” URL=”https://youtu.be/ZtdPGJkJ7LU”%5Dsee video[/URL
“Slowly we are seeing Ryan’s ability to emote come back as well. He is expressing some sadness and anger in response to what happened to him, but he has also started laughing consistently in the past couple of weeks and it has been a huge relief to all of us. We didn’t hear a laugh at all for six months.”
If you or someone you know works for the Federal Government and are in a position to donate leave to help someone in need, Ryan could use your help. The crash last May, left Ryan with severe injuries, including a traumatic head injury that currently precludes him from returning to his job at the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO).
A leave donation form with Ryan’s information is provided here: https://goo.gl/Au9Wrd. Per Ryan’s wife, Jessica, “the process is that the donating employee fills this form out and gives it to the Leave Donation Coordinator in the HR department of the agency they work for and from there, it goes to the Leave Donation Coordinator at the Patent and Trademark Office, who will complete the process.” Anyone who has questions can email Jessica directly at jessi77@mac.com
If you are unable to donate leave, you can also donate money to help with their living expenses.
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