Thumbs UP!

Got a call at work today from Tim! During his OT class, while checking different muscle groups, he was able to move his left thumb, which is something new and very important. It is, after all, the thumb that separates us from most of the other vertebrates. Tim wryly noted that he was happy that it was the left thumb, as he could focus on that and take advantage of the many scholarship offers that are available to Southpaws.

So that was cool. Today also included a round on the FES Bike (don't know yet what that means, but will find out next week) and Tim says that when the electrodes are activated he can see his muscles contract. Cool stuff. Why don't they do that when I'm there? Tomorrow is the Locomat, and he prepped some more today by standing vertical. He reports that his blood pressure is pretty good, so he sees no reason that it won't happen. He also worked on his arm strength today.

Visitors today included Grandma and Grandpa for an hour or so while in town for other reasons - they will be back on Thursday for their "official visit." Also stopping by was one of Tim's catering / dish dog pals, Ryan and his friend Chris - they were in town to visit a friend at UTI, where Tim will eventually study to become an Audi technician.

Mail of the Day: Tim's boss from Butternut - Judy - sent a vintage Butternut tee shirt that she had been saving for years - XX large, so easy on, easy off. I tell you, Tim is stylin' out there. He also got two nice letters - one from Mary, a tourism colleague of dad's and one from poet/teacher Liskin. Thanks to everyone for keeping Tim in your thoughts and actions.

Dinner was fun - apparently Tim's roommate has a friend with an ownership stake at the Upper Crust on Beacon Street, and pizza was delivered in. Tim still likes pizza!

It was a long day, and Amy and Tim somehow settled in to a quiet game of Scrabble, which Tim dominated. At first, he was able to place and move his tiles, but eventually tired out. It was an early evening, and Tim drifted off thinking of tomorrow, when he will go out to lunch - off campus with his therapists and mom. Big day!