The now 14-year-old boy, who was the victim of a random hammer attack in Windsor, is healthy and recovering psychologically.
His mother Rose Mitchell says her son Jacob has always been shy, but after last year's incident, he had an even harder time with strangers and she would drive him to school. "He's back to not feeling as cautious when he walks down the street. He actually now looks at people," she explains. "He's very shy, so he doesn't really look at you when he's walking down the street, but now he looks at the neighbours and even says, 'Good morning.' And I'm like, 'Well that's a great improvement.'"
Mitchell's still waiting to hear how long her son's attacker will be in prison for, as Rafid Jihad's sentencing's now been pushed to September 25.
She says her family, and the neighbourhood they live in, is looking to put the attack behind them.
It was discovered at Jihad's court appearance, Thursday, that deportation is a very real possibility once he's served jail time for attempted murder.