Feb 23, 2007

Day 11
Glenn is working hard on moving his limbs. Today I was in with Glenn when the OT came in and started his workout. She was stretching the muscles in his arms and then asked him to move his legs. He moved his left knee right up off the bed, so I was pretty excited (and teary) to see so much movement when asked. Voluntary movement is the expectation, so it is good to see. His right leg didn't move as much, but wow! what a boost. He was awake most of the day. We were in with him just before supper. He was sleepy, but didn't fall asleep, so we thought it might be better if we left for a while, just so he could snooze if he wanted. He also spent the entire day on the mask, and when we left tonight, the nurse thought he would probably stay on the mask overnight. Colin and Jackie were in with him, when Jackie, (who was wearing a mask because she has a bit of a cold) burped and complained that it is not a good thing to do, as the mask keeps the odor under your nose. Colin commented that it was like farting in a snow suit, and they said Glenn sort of laughed! So, if he can find his humour, he will get better.
I stayed with Chris and Aryn last night, and will stay in again because the weather is not
sounding very good. So, tomorrow is an new day, and we'll let you know what is happening.
Thank-you for your love and prayers.
Louise

This is Dale, and is my inaugural post on this new blog here. I finally got to see Dad awake for the probably the first time this week; between all the pain killers and whatnot, its been a little difficult to find a good time to go in and visit him. But it was nice to see him off the breathing machine, under his own steam so to speak and just kinda be, well, as normal as possible given the situation. He seems so much calmer and at peace lately which is nice to see. When he's zonked out nice and deep, its not hard to imagine him being asleep at home on the couch. He was sort of having some trouble with coughs tonight, but that's definately going to be less of an issue as they start to move him around more and more, which they are. So...um...yeah...I don't know if there's really much else to say, I just would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has come out, everyone who will come out, and everyone who, through their thoughts and prayers, has shared this difficult time with us, and we all appreciate it greatly. Uh...yeah...I guess that's all, thanks to everyone again, and keep on rockin in the free world!