Good Friday

Today Amy had a long talk on the phone with Dr. O'Connor, and learned more details about Tim's movement in his left leg. On Thursday afternoon, and again on Friday morning, Tim was again able to move his left thigh about two inches to the right. The doctor said that this was fantastic and "changes everything" about Tim's discharge date (which had been tentatively set for September 14 - but not set in stone), implying that there would be a change in his program. Obviously we were very excited to get that clarification, but again we are cautiously optimistic and aware that this latest development is no guarantee of full recovery. Still very much one day at a time, but this was indeed a BIG day for us and for Tim.



Tim called in again this evening, courtesy of John's cell phone from the outside patio, where he enjoyed a nice supplement to his hospital diet, which John had brought down from the local Whole Food Market. Couple of bits of info - Tim has a new room mate - a boy closer in age to him, who arrived today. His name is Brendan, and that's about all we know. Tim did lose his window view and is now in room 925 C. Since he is now more mobile, that is no longer as important. In fact, he was in his chair when John arrived and was able to get himself down the elevator and out to the front porch.

In PT he learned that his movement involved three different muscles in his left leg, and worked on that a bit. OT was more strength training for his arms. His shoulder feels much better. He worked a bit more on his computer skills, but still needs some work before he feels real comfortable with it.

Brian's cousin Paul works in Boston and came by to visit on Thursday night and brought a box of Cannoli's from the North End. That delicious treat was balanced by a wonderful fruit basket that arrived courtesy of some good friends from Richmond. Thanks everyone!

Italian pastry and fresh fruit are wonderful, but Tim's big treat today was a large dose of Berkshire hospitality in the form of Bridget Redel (fresh back from Germany), Dr. Conor O'Malley, Blake Davis and Katie Grenoble, who all came down the pike for a nice long visit with Tim. When we talked with him tonight, you could hear the energy in his voice from that experience.

Well, we head back tomorrow and can't wait to get caught up in person.