Patty says: Walter is continuing to improve and amaze me. He walked 20 steps at therapy. We have gone from 4-12-20.

Last Sat. we played euchre with Rick and Corinne and Walter was able to play on his own. All he needs is a card holder. WOW!!! Yesterday he played checkers with Marsha and beat her 2X. Marsha is pretty happy about that!! He gets so chatty at night now I have to say "stop talking". What a difference from pure ephasia just months ago!! He is also on a diet as his weight has jumped to probably 180 lbs from 138. He still wants two sandwiches for lunch and he is pretty unhappy to see one sandwich on his plate.He is getting a new brace for his foot and the therapist says that should help him walk. It will be great to get rid of that big, clunky brace. That is the update for now.

As the therapist says GO WALTER GO.

Progress!

PATTY SAYS; I RECEIVED A VERY EXCITING CALL YESTERDAY FROM WALTER. HE WAS AT THERAPY WITH HIS BROTHER AND CALLED TO SAY THAT "HE HAD WALKED 4 STEPS." THIS REALLY MADE MY DAY AND EVERYONE AT THERAPY! IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS HIS PROGRESS HAS SOARED!! WE ARE DEFINITELY AT THE BEST LEVEL SINCE HIS ACCIDENT!! I REALLY THINK THAT IT IS DO TO THE CONSTANT SUPPORT OF OUR FRIENDS. THEY WERE NOT AFRAID TO BE THERE FOR US AND I AM INDEBTED TO THEM. ALSO OUR FAMILY, OF COURSE.

PLEASE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT WALTER BY YOUR VISITS AND PHONE CALLS. WE ARE TRULY ON OUR WAY!!

Birthday boy!

By way of update, my dad celebrated his 57th birthday over the weekend with some Genny Cream, chocolate cake, and the Super Bowl. Any (Rochester) man's ideal celebration, right? My mom made him a big dinner and he opened his presents himself and read all of his cards aloud. It probably wasn't the wildest birthday of his life but he seemed to enjoy himself!

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