Easy Rider

Another good day for the lad. My report came in via two phone calls. Grandpa drove up from the Cape and enjoyed a nice lunch out on the patio with Tim, who fed himself using the various tools provided to assist him. Fresh fruit salad and a nice smoothie, along with a sweet treat. Over lunch, Tim let him know about his first experience with technology. Not the Locomat yet, but sort of a recumbent bicycle was the new activity of the day. Tim sat on this bike, had his feet strapped in and the machine moved his legs in that motion. At the same time, electrodes were attached at key spots on his legs to stimulate muscle and nerve activity. Disclaimer: this is a third party re-accounting of an actual event, but does not involve any information gleaned from an actual therapist or doctor. Grandpa said that Tim was able to explain and understand the science behind it. Uncle John checked in a bit later, and reported that Tim was relaxing and in a good mood. Tim had told him that there is a new Bershires resident at Spaulding - Dean Agar. Apparently, they were at BMC together. We'll look forward to meeting him. When Amy and I called in later, he had time for just a short conversation, but was looking forward to tell us in more detail about his experience when we return this weekend.


Tim and Brendan were moved to a new wing today - Room 903. The room has a hoist permanently mounted on the ceiling, which will be helpful as both still need assistance getting out of bed. We did learn that he got a nice card from Aunt Merrilyn in NC and apparently, there is a poster from Shurika hanging on his wall to lighten things up.

Also of note - I invited our 100th person to join the blog. It's growing in leaps and bounds and I think there's a lot of connectivity to Tim and support generated through that.

Good night!