Friday, July 20, 2007

The Eagle has landed


Posted by Tim's dad, for now.

We all arrived today (Friday) at around noon after a very smooth ride down the Mass Pike. Thanks to County Ambulance. Grandma and Grandpa came up from the Cape and were waiting to greet us. We got the last parking spot in the lot and checked right in. The facility is obviously state of the art http://www.spauldingrehab.org/ and everyone is nice. Tim has a window side bed with a view of Boston Harbor, including the masts of the USS Constitution. He has his BioLife pendant around his neck warding off bad energy and attracting the good. Joel's mobile has been hung overhead and Katie's & Jordan's poster with all those signatures has been hung (your's too, Shurika). Tim is wearing his Monument football jersey with his teammates signatures (thanks Coach Huggins) and his Audi Cap and UTI logo are hanging on the wall. He's settled in. The only thing missing is a ton of loving aunts and uncles and Conor and Blake (they visited every day at BMC). The Dr. should be by shortly for a physical and we'll start to learn where this is all headed.
It's really hard for me to express how appreciative and moved my family has felt through this whole process. Our Berkshires community has held us up and supported us, sharing news with their friends around the world. We know that prayers have been offered in Oklahoma, New Jersey, Florida, California, France, and my favorite - by a nun at the Vatican. I'm sure there are more out there, and we are strengthened by all of them. Our Boston community is about to kick in, offering help with free parking, hotel rooms, meals and visits. We are in a very fortunate position to deal with a very unfortunate situation

Tim is beginning to woo the staff with his insightful and clear comments. Good things are ahead. More later.

Tim's mailing address
Tim Butterworth
Room 920W
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
125 Nashua Street
Boston (the Hub of the Universe), MA 02114-1198

Easy access via the Green Line,Orange line or Commuter Rail atNorth Station.

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