I've had some after-hours work obligations the last two days that have left me with a little less time to get things done at home. Here are a few anecdotes from Spaulding.
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On Sunday night (I forgot to mention this then), I met Morgan's Mom, Jen. Morgan is the young woman who was instrumental in getting Dane Cook to visit, and is pictured with Tim and the staff in the current "Day in the Life" image. I was spent, and not too conversational, but we chatted a bit. Jen told me that she likes Tim - he's the Mayor of the ninth floor.
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On Monday, Tim was again up in the walker, getting more comfortable with it. He also did some fluidotherapy and feels that he can close his right fist more easily now.
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Today, Tim worked out with Kevin for PT, and while lying on his back on a mat, can press himself up in a "bridge," his butt a foot in the air.
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Funny story from today: Tim asked Amy to accompany him into the patients' common bathroom, a roomy private stall. Hmmmmm. She watched as he slid the "commode chair" over the toilet and effortlessly transferred to it from his wheel chair. "Interesting, if not a bit strange to be showing me this" she thought to herself. Out loud, she said "That's great honey!" "Mom, that's not it. Close your eyes. (2 ... 3 ... 4) OK." Amy found herself looking at Tim standing in front of her, for the first time since July 11, for about 5 seconds. He had used both legs and pulled on a grab bar with his left arm to do it. She cried. He sat down. OK, this isn't really a "funny" story, it's amazing. But the setting is funny, don't you think? When I talked to Tim tonight, I told him he better have a show prepped for me.
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Scary story from today: Tim, the Mayor of the ninth floor decided that he wanted to go visit his former constituent Sara, who had moved to another district. You may recall reading about this earlier. So off he went with Amy. She confirmed a 45 minute hike at a pretty good clip. They had a good visit, but on the way back, Tim's chair lost power. They were in eyesight of Spaulding, but it was a real struggle for Amy to push the rest of the way - chair + Tim = 400 pounds! What a gal. Lesson learned, or as Tim said: "note to self - check battery charge before leaving Spaulding.
So, Tim is heading to bed early so he can rest up for tomorrow's game. Me, too.
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