Just got off the phone with Grandma - she always calls on Thursday nights after she and Grandpa visit Tim at Spaulding. She said it was a particularly exciting visit this week and we concur.
Tim decided to come home for the Memorial Day weekend and caught a ride with the Thornes, who were in Boston to see Lily's installation at the Mass College of Art Tower Gallery. After the Thursday night reception they all (yes all - Hannah and Caitlyn, too) went out to dinner at the relatively new TGIFridays somewhere near Brigham Circle and then headed over to the Spotted Pig for some bawdy entertainment. They spent the night in the Hub and headed west the next day.
Amy had "book club" on Friday, so it was Boy's Night In for Tim and me. We decided to watch a movie and Tim wanted to pick it himself AND he decided it was time to use some of the things he'd been working on in rehab in real life applications. So, he walked out to the car with his walker and we drove into town. Then he got out of the car and walked into the West Stockbridge Video Store -up and over the curb and then up two steps. We decided to watch The Golden Compass, the first installment of a fantasy trilogy we had read together many years ago. Then, back to the car (down the stairs was tough, and he needed a bit of help) and home. The movie was OK, we both felt that the imagery in the book was hard to fit onto the screen. But, a nice night all around.
Tim's a bit of a night owl now, so he slept in pretty late Saturday while Amy and I were at work. He made plans to get together with friends that night and headed over to Cale's house with Ilonna. We don't know too much, but he had a great time catching up with a bunch of people. Over the winter, Cale had broken his back, but had not hurt his spinal cord. After many months in an upper body brace, he has healed pretty well.
He got together with Brigitte on Sunday night and they had a nice time together.
On Monday, after the best little Memorial Day Parade and observance around, and after I beat back the grass that had grown high and thick, I took Tim to Monument to practice driving his van. After a few successful turns around the driveways and lots and a pretty smooth parallel park, he deemed himself ready to take his test. That night was yet another evening on the town, and by now I can't really recall with whom, but I think it involved the Yarmos, Russell, Conor and Luke. Hmm, he still knows how to have a good time. I do recall that he brought his walker again and was able to use it in a couple situations.
Tuesday night was early to bed to get good rest for the "big day" in North Adams - his driving test. Long story short, he passed the test, drove back to West Stockbridge, rested up a bit and then drove to Boston that night, with Amy. She spent the night and came home today.
So there you have it - the exciting news that Grandma and Grandpa got today. It's the beginning of the "next era" in Tim's recovery. He'll be able to drive himself home and get himself back and forth to Spaulding.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
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