Sunday and Monday, January 20th and 21st, 2008

Happy Birthday Laura and Dad! Welcome to our new grandbaby Bryn (17th of Jan.)

Sunday was laid back, David still had 4 women visitors to hang out with, and his only therapy was PT in the afternoon. They played 'Mancala', a game that they bought David. David was able to beat Ashley a couple times, but Jerra beat David, so I guess that makes Jerra the Ultimate Mancala Warrior of All Time. But she didn't win anything, so who cares? Every so often David would think of something different that happened in Tijuana, and Jerra would deny it, and Mardi would get more 'upset' at all of them. We would all laugh at David's seemingly 'selective' memory. If he tries to use his 'Memory Loss' from his TBI as an excuse, don't buy it. He's milking it for all it's worth! He asked if Kelli's birthday was after his accident, and then said " oh good, I have an excuse for not getting her anything". Ashley, Jerra, Mardi and Lisa stayed until PT, so they could watch David in action. He was stretched by Mitch, practiced balancing while standing between the parallel bars, and finally walked with the 'cool' walker. At first Mitch tied stretchy bands to David's feet, which pulled his feet outward slightly to compensate for his tendency to 'scissor' walk, but the last half of his walk was without any aid, except the walker.

Today was totally quiet, with no therapies, so David spent most of the day hangin with me in the Fisher House. He spent most of his time on the computer, catching up with some friends on his
MySpace, texting, and calling. It was almost like the old days at home before he went into the service.

Steve