Meanwhile, back at the Ranch

Leaving Wednesday was tough for us, but Tim had a pretty good day, and that helped. He was a little sore from Tuesday's work out, and that cut into his PT. He has another OTherapist named Maggie, who will be doing some stretching with Tim each morning to make sure he is ready to go. He tried out a group luncheon to meet some of the other folks on the floor. Unfortunately, it was pretty sparsely attended - but now it will be part of his routine. He got a new wheelchair which handles much better, and now he is angling to attend the Police concert on Sunday at the Garden. Some fresh flowers in a snappy Ford Truck vase are now decorating his room. Grandma and Grandpa came up from the Cape for the afternoon to check in and figure out where they will fit in to the coverage while Amy and I are at home. He slept a lot in the afternoon, but was wide awake in the evening and had some time with Uncle John before settling in with My Cousin Vinnie and saying good bye and good night to mom & dad.

Thursday started out a bit unsettling for us. For some reason, Tim's phone wasn't working properly, so we were out of touch with him the whole day. We did get lots of good news in the form of multiple voice messages and a ton of mail that we'll deliver on Saturday. But all of our concerns were laid to rest when we got a call from Uncle John's cell phone at 6:30 - Tim was outdoors again in his chair and had lots to tell us. Then, the BIG NEWS: Tim felt movement in his left leg this morning while doing some exercises and it seems that he can control it - John confirms that you can see some actual, slight movement on his left thigh. At that moment, there was much shouting and carrying on at One Stockbridge Road. Tim's mood was noticeably better and he in fact, had been able to stay awake all day, in his chair, and then be available to go outside. From 135 miles away, we're being cautiously optimistic and chomping at the bit to get back down the road to sort this latest development out with the doctors and therapists.

Also of significance was his PT session, where he was strapped to a board and stood up, in order to keep his blood pressure and circulation working properly. In OT, he was putting the final touches on readying the voice recognition software for the computer there. I can't wait to see that this weekend. There were a couple of more social activities, and Tim met James and George - his first contacts on the floor . We have met James before, he's very nice and we look forward to meeting George.

It looks like Amy, Jancy and I will head out to Boston on Saturdays and spend time with Tim until Monday afternoon. J & I will head back and Amy will stick around til Wednesday afternoon. G & G will come up on Thursdays, and in addition to his regular evening visits, John will be with Tim after work on Fridays and back on Saturday morning - and so the cycle will continue

Thanks again to all who are offering prayer, thoughts, good intentions, best wishes, white energy and more - they are supporting us and keeping Tim company when he's alone. We have also lerned that Tim will be getting a few more VIP visitors tomorrow. "Things" really seem to be coming together. So, we'll go to bed tonight and sleep soundly!