Sylvia's Journal

Sylvia is coming home today – Steve and I have been frantically trying to rearrange the house to accomodate a wheelchair and walker. It is taking some time, they have a lot of stuff, as many of you know, so I’ve had to get a bit creative with my stashing of things – plastic toy trolls (in the recycling bin), tennis rackets from 1965 (in the oven) and more books on organizational development than I care to mention (being used as a roof for the new addition we put up today). By the way – if anyone wants some magazines, we got em. I think my father has kept every magazine that was ever printed in the whole wide world…I sympathize a bit, my house is beginning to look a little bit the same, but really…I am thinking about bringing them all (a truckload) to his bedside and re-reading them all to him page by page, then donating them to the ICU waiting room. I think this would be a real improvement, as one can only read ‘Arthritis Weekly’ (I kid you not) so many times.

I got a report in from Jim and Tessa who are at the hospital today – Jim spent the day watching episodes of Poirot with my dad (Tess brought her computer in and some portable speakers), and mum spent a lot of time writing and reflecting – and gearing up for her move home.

Tessa told me that she made some of this shake that Mrs Hinds sent over (by using the Magic Bullet blender) – this is the first non hospital food Axel has had – and he absolutely devoured it. She said his eyes brightened and his tongue rolled to the floor and little pink hearts danced around his head.

Tess said that is was a good thing she had watched the infomercial for the Magic Bullet so many times, because otherwise she wouldn’t have known how to use it – she can recite it word for word, practically. It’s awesome.

It has been really wonderful having Tessa and Steve back. Steve ran many errands today, dismantled two beds and put them back together again (twice, actually, because I made a bad suggestion…oops.)
The weather here at Lobster Cove is wonderful – a good day for a homecoming. The flowers are in full bloom, the fish is swimming in circles and this post isn’t coming to you at 2 in the morning! Good news all around.