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
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Hey Pattie it's good to hear that your surgery went well. I hope the rehab goes smooth also, Wally I hope all is progressing with you and you continue to work hard towards a recovery. I'm playing golf today (ah the retired life!!) I'll have a beer or six for you today!! Hang in there amigo. I'm always thinkin' of you.
Goegs
Hi Patty and Walt,
Lindsey and Brian too! Gino said that his last visit was a good one. Walter it sounds like you are improving. Gino siad you are speaking louder and more clearly - keep it up Buddy! How is the Wii working out? Sounds like a fun way to do brain and coordination exercises. Keep up the good work - all of you. You are an inspiration to the rest of us.
Hi Patty, Walter, Lindsay & Brian,
Hope you people are getting out and about.
Been thinking about you.
Did you have a good birthday Patty?
Hope to see you soon,
Peggy & Bob
Hi Patty
I would love to help you with Walt's therapy. My cell number is 703-5189. pls call me when you can to work out details.
Kelly Rodemerk
Patty says: Sorry I did not blog in Sept. As you know, my days are Walter-filled and busy.
Walter is doing wonderful!! He speaks 99% in English now (rare ephasia). He is very alert and sweet (?Walter, yes really). We have conversations ex-Turn it on Channel 2l, I will go out with the girls and come home and he will say "how did it go?", his favorite show is now
2 l/1 men and he makes sure he does not miss it. I ask him what his cat's name is and he says "Sterling" or is that the boy cat. I saw a kitty on Channel 13 on Thursday for adoption and I asked him if we could get another kitty and he said "no we have enough kittys. We do lots of music therapy and he recognizes lots of the oldies. He now knows his birthday, the year but not the President of the US. He said that the President was Stephen (his brother._ He still has a tremendous appetite. He would eat all day if I let him. When I get up every am. I always get a little Walter smile and Good Morning.
Tom, Lynn and Tommy joined us for a movie and dinner. Walter did very well considering that we were gone for 6 hrs. He does not sleep all the time which is great too! The only negative report that I have is that Preferred Care has stopped his therapy even though he was making gains. Don't we all love our health care system. He only goes 1 day to Nazareth. The other problem is that his head has been draining slightly since the June surgery. The Dr. said that if by the end of Oct. the head is still draining he will need another surgery to take that bone out and will have the crushed head and helmet again. 9 months later they will reinsert the bone and hope that it will not get infected again. Remember I said a long, long, long, long, road. So, please pray that the draining stops so he does not have to have surgery.
I want to thank Marsha for helping me with Walters therapy and Kelly I will call you soon. Walter does very well with Marsha and he beat her in Battleship the first time they played. We love you Marsha!!
Thanks to Walter's buddys for their weekly visits and to share a beer or 2. That is the best time for him (besides eating). And he always remembers who came (short term memory).
Thanks always for my "Special girlfriends for their support and laughter" I will never forget you guys. Thanks to Cheryl for her special visit. (Walter loooooved your tatoo and did ask to see it again).
Feel free to stop by and say hello to Walter-he loves visitors!!
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