He's very busy, and what we've done is build a prosthesis he doesn't have to think about. Eilish is 10. I see her every year, clap her on the back, and tell her she's doing great, because she is. She goes to a regular school, does well, and she can run and jump on her prosthetic. She's an inspiration.
Kids rebound very quickly.
What people have to be cautious about is not to baby them too much - instead of enhancing their abilities, they can create even more disabilities, doing too much support. You have to encourage them to be independent. I see the parents with tears in their eyes, carrying their children in, but what they don't know is that in a matter of months, little Johnny is probably going to be out playing sports. Interacting with somebody that the world is disintegrating around, and putting the pieces back together, and showing them that you can go on and be successful and do amazing things. Because of my experience, I generally can tell if somebody will be able to walk again.