We arrived at Spaulding to find Cousin Allott pushing a large rubber ball (bigger than him) around the therapy gym. He had just arrived from Cape Cod on the second leg of a visit to the US from England, with his mother and father Carolann (Brian's sister) and Tony Patterson. From the looks of it, Allott thinks hospitals are fun! Aunt Carolann and Uncle Tony scored big by bringing Tim some Audi insignia stuff including a hat, tee and very cool watch. Uncle John came down, too and we had an altogether too short visit before the Pattersons headed off to the Berkshires with Jancy hitching a ride.
Earlier in the day, Spaulding hosted their 9th annual "Set Sail 2007" fundraising street fair with music, art and food among other things. We missed that, but everybody else - including Brigitte and Meredith from Emmanuel - enjoyed the day. Body and face painting seemed to be particularly popular. Appearances by some players from The Revolution added to the excitement.
After bidding farewell to the other visitors, we settled down for dinner out on the patio and spent some time getting caught up. We shared some Eagle articles including news from home - former track teammate Corrinne Hillman winning a race and the boys team doing the same, and news from the world of sports. The spinal cord injury suffered by NFL player Kevin Everett is raising awareness of the injury and is discussed on the 9th floor of Spaulding. Tim has talked to Dr. O'Connor about the injury and treatment, including the "hypothermia treatment" that Everett received. Apparently there is some debate around that procedure, but experts have credited the quick response of doctors to a good prognosis in this case. We know how effective that can be. After flipping through the Josh Billings insert (Spaulding student nurse Krystin Meade is running), the Construct, Inc. newsletter (Tim is think about coming home to roll it) and reading a nice card from Paul & Louise Faggioni of Hotel Street, we gathered in the 9th floor dining area to watch the Sox/Yankees and Pats/Chargers games and eat some Stonyfield Farm ice cream that Uncle John supplied. It's organic, so we polishied off what was left. Unfortunately, we'll all have to read the game scores in the morning!
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