Big Day

Today was somewhat of a big day. 

First, Jude had his neuropsychological evaluation this morning.  The Ph.D. (who is the same guy who tested him a year ago) said that Jude did not perform nearly as well as last year.  Jude kept complaining of fatigue.  In the memory section, Jude would always answer that he remembered nothing.  But, when the Ph.D. pressed him, Jude remembered every detail correctly.  I’m guessing Jude was just being uncooperative and was tired from the virus he’s been fighting and the radiation treatment.  But, I suppose it is possible that he’s really already had a cognitive decline from the brain surgeries and radiation.  I will be watching him closely. 

After the evaluation, we had a telephone conference with the teacher who will be behind the scenes at Jude’s online school.  I’m pretty excited that she’s looking into options for Jude, especially for reading and math where his abilities are several years ahead of kindergarten. 

Then tonight, Jude got his first buzz cut.  He was looking really crazy — the last doctor who saw him said he looked like he had a tonsure tipped on its side.  I’ve never been a big fan of buzz cuts, but it really looks a lot better.  Thanks to Andy for the good suggestion and for doing the hair cut (I used my fabulous (meaning not fabulous) cinematography skills to record the event).  The finished product is below.