The Medical Update - for those of you following.

For those of you following the medical saga, here is the most recent update. We went to see Major Castro on base today, he is in charge of determining rather or not Josh needs to be reviewed by a medical board. And, when or if Josh can be taken off a medical hold and sent back to class, allowed to drive, off of restrictions etc. He basis his decision on the specialist opinions, what he can determine himself, as well as the military regulations. He asked a lot of questions all the other doctors we have been to have not asked. A lot of history, and trying to get to know Josh and how this has effected him. He gave him a list of objects to remember and then continued talking. Though out the interview he would ask him what the object were to test his memory and concentration. He also asked questions about class, our wedding, his childhood etc. To see if long term and short term memory were working correctly. In addition he asked a lot of questions about Josh's personality and how it's changed sense his "seizure". He finally determined he wasn't ready to send Josh back to school when he's having a hard time remembering simple facts etc. The major said that sending him to school right now would be like throwing him into the lions den (essentially). Asking him to retain a lot of new information, and punishing him if he didn't. He also said with Josh's frequent headaches and dizzy spells he didn't feel like it would be a good idea for him to be on overload from school, homework, and just being there all day everyday. Basically it boiled down to: if this was stressed induced, then lets not stress you out until you've actually recovered, and its apparent you haven't. In addition he recommended we go see the neurologist again this next week and take her the additional information we discussed today. Once she has all the information he wants her to make a recommendation as to rather or not Josh should return to school and how long recovery may take; or if this could be a lasting change. After we see her (hopefully Tuesday) we will go let him know her recommendation, and if it is in the favor of staying and going back to school; then we will schedule a flight physical and if everything goes well there... then he goes back to class and we just try to keep all the stress outside class to a minimum. If for some reason the flight physical comes back negative (rather it be due to the neurologist recommendation or the actual physical), then Josh will call the guard base back home and ask them if they have a ground position available or if he needs to switch languages. Either way Major Castro was much more upbeat and positive about the whole thing than anyone else we've talked to recently. It was quite a breath of fresh air! I am happy, and relieved at the prospect of this whole thing blowing over. (Of course it won't completely blow over until Josh gets cleared to drive again, but if that is the only restriction... life will be good again!)