I woke up in the wee hours of the morning to have a very full and very bright perfect full moon shining in the window. How beautiful. And of course it reminded me that this is the 7th Full Moon since Gord's stroke. With that thought comes the reminder of the amazing progress he has made since then. He has a hard time understanding that because his most distressing thing is his right arm. Just yesterday he worked so hard at his walking and talking and then got news that we are going to go on another tact for the arm. He is going to a "spasticity clinic" on Monday where the experts will look at his arm and try to figure out where to go next in his therapy, arm supports etc. Yes, things are really ramping up at the brain center and it looks like our exit date is the end of October.....BIG PARTY THEN....and our plan is to head south and west. As I mentioned before, staying here at the cabin is not an option. Too many opportunities for falls on ice and we don't need a broken hip to add to this formula.
Now that the nice weather has returned we are both feeling more optimistic about things. That dreary rainy weather really drags us down and thank heaven we have somewhere to go to in the daytime - it is always warm and cheerful at the center and always a great place to connect with people.
Our next event is a gathering of Maui friends here at the cabin in early September. We will eat, drink, visit, play games and just have a nice time. It will be great for Gord to have his friends around him for a few days and I am sure we both will gain some of our weight back!
I apologize for the huge gap in the blog posts ..... our internet got blown out in the hail storm we had and I just kind of got used to not having a computer.
I hope this writing finds everyone in good health and enjoying a lovely summer.
Til next time,
Aloha from Sheila and Gord
Picture is Gord waiting to get on the tennis court.
Wow! What wonderful progress Gord is making. I'm hoping Hugh will do as well - he had an aortic valve replacement and a triply bypass, so is also in rehab. Wonderful what can be done these days, isn't it? Wonderful too, to see Gord walking his daughter down the aisle. We had to miss our grandson's wedding, because Hugh was still in the OR when it happened. But we did see lots of pictures. I'm struck by what parallel courses they seem to be on -and I'm sure both will be happy to be back out on the water one of these days.
ReplyDeleteGive Gord a big aloha from us, and tell him our thoughts continue to be with him - and with you - as he proceeds toward a full recovery.
Florida and Hugh
Well, Florida, my heart goes out to you and please give our love to Hugh. He just HAS to be back in Maui - out paddling with you - when we get there this Winter.
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Lots of love
Sheila
what do I always do when things just get a little heavey. Breathe out all the comments and flow naturally Hia Friend Sheila, I am grateful that you are o.k. As ever, from Victoria, wishing you all that is good
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