March begins month six in Chicago for Marcus. It’s hard to put into words what these last six months have been. We have seen a tremendous outpouring of support from family as well as the basketball and the wider Anchorage community. The administrations and staffs at Shirley Ryan Ability Lab and Almost Home Kids have been phenomenal in this recovery process. We could not have made it this far without each of you playing the role you have played. We have received everything from prayers and text messages to food and monetary donations.

In this time, Marcus has gone from unconscious and needing medical assistance to breathe and eat to minimally conscious and only needing assistance to eat. This shows both the great progress he has made since August 10th and how much more we have to go. As brain injury recovery can only be gauged on a case by case basis, we have no expected timetable for his recovery nor do we know the potential extent of his longterm recovery. 

Coincidently, March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. More information on that can be found at

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