August

Patty says: Glad to have the surgery over. Still in a lot of pain at the moment but it will get better with time.

Walter is continuing along that long, long, long, road to recovery. He is speaking lots of English words but with some aphasia. He has that wry sense of humor back and loves to tease. Therapy has started back again but he only has 12 visits left for the year. We will try to extend that through preferred care but you know how that went last time. Nazareth College can only see him one day this next semester. How can you learn to walk again with no therapy? I might have to take thousands out of the bank to get him therapy. I know that he will walk again-he just needs the therapy and someone to believe in him. (which I do).

I still am desperate for people to help me with Walter at home-brain work and exercising him. I have the exercises that I can show you. Even if it is once a month for 1/2 hour. We would be eternally grateful.

Thanks to Tom for helping to fix my cupboard and for always being there for Walter. Thank you for taking him to dinner and the movie. He also enjoys going for a beer with you!! Friends like you are rare but wonderful!!

Thanks also to my "special girlfriends" who give me strength and love. This is a very difficult journey for me and the kids and Tip but we will keep going till we get Walter back.

Please let me know if you are available to do some therapy with Walter.

Love to you all!!-Patty

Patty's surgery

I know my dad is supposed to be the star of this page but we all know my mom is the REAL star. She had knee surgery yesterday morning to repair her partially torn meniscus. Everything went fine and she was home by yesterday afternoon. She will need to rest for a few days then she will be back in the game.

My dad is still hanging in there. I talked to him on the phone a few times this week and he was very clear in his 1/2/3/4 word responses, which is great and not always the norm. It is such a rollercoaster ride but we hope it will be less topsy turvy as time goes on.

Hope you are enjoying your summer!