Sylvia's Journal

It is Thursday morning. I know this because nurse Sita faithfully changes my ‘headboard’ – the flipchart that indicates my care takers: RN = Sita, PCA=Tessa and still MD=Dr. Potato. My faithful team. There were others yesterday: Sook spent a good chunk of the day with me, bringing a delicious lunch. We went on a fieldtrip as Sita already indicated: an exploration of the two wheelchair accessible showers in our two neighbors’ houses. You might think that for someone like me that would be a boring or insignificant trip. To the contrary! Sook and I had a very nice time with the Kneissels and I am looking forward to my first real shower at Jackie Hooper’s or the Kneissel’s today. Thanks so much.

More food showed up with Carol and Suzie and we started eating some of the harvest goodies Mary Scofield left by the door the other day.

Un update on the garden indicated that the squash is growing quite large and little pattypan squash looks like a flying saucer. Other than some minor weeding, Sook says the garden looks great. Remember to swing by and pick some lettuce or spinach or whatnot.

I was relieved to get good news from Axel yesterday. We talked a few times. And maybe it was this relief with the overwhelming outpouring of love, support, meals that made the tears come more than once yesterday. They just begin to flow. Sita and I sat, holding hands, no words needed.

Our experimentation with the pain medecine appears to be working. I had a more or less painless night and could manage with the Oxycontin only, not needing the percoset to get through some rough spots, of course I felt very drugged, which is OK at night.

I had a long conversation with Joan, yesterday morning, urging her or her kids or Morsi to update the journal as well about her status. All it requires is to sign into the site as an author and use my last name as a password. Alison, I know you visited her recently, maybe you can say a few words about her progress and her state of mind. There are plenty of people checking into this site daily who know her as well.

Today’s highlights are Joe’s arrival from San Diego, progress reports, hopefully, from Worcester and more fading of the bruises on my body.

cheers
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