Larry's doing better
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Whatever was wrong earlier this week seems to have cleared - Larry's been in a good mood the last several days and has worked hard on all his therapies. His sense of humor and personality are really shining through, even though he can't speak. It is wonderful to see him still in there somewhere, which gives me hope that his amazing brain will find a way to get him OUT of there somehow.
Today being Saturday, there's not much therapy going on. The PT came in and did maybe 10 minutes with him in the bed, not much. After she left I had an idea and got the white board. I wrote "can you smile for me?" - he looked at it and gave kind of a grin and shrug of the shoulders. Then I wrote "can you lift your left hand?" and he did. I wrote "can you comb your hair?" and he picked up the comb! He can read, at least enough to get the gist of what I'm saying. I was shocked, but apparently he can. I'll keep trying to see what he can and can't do, but that's pretty amazing.
My dear friend Joy and Albert came to visit today, and Larry really enjoyed seeing them; he loves them too. He's had a lot of company over the past few days; I think he gets tired of only seeing me and it's nice when someone different is there.
When Albert came into the room, Larry right away used his left hand to raise his paralyzed right hand so that he could shake Albert's hand correctly. He raised the bed up to a sitting position so that he could "talk" to them better. It was clear that he was very pleased to see them. Joy sat on the bed and held his hand and he seemed to be very happy having her here. Company definitely helps his mood.
So, a pretty good day and I hope it continues.
xxxoo
..jm..
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