May 1, 2007

Day 78
The trees around home really have turned green the past few days. It is such a positive sign of spring. I've got my bedroom window open and you can hear the frogs and ducks all night long. (Tells you that I don't sleep all through the night yet. I need to get more pysical I think!)
News about Glenn is still good. He is vocalising more all the time. Jackie checks out his ability to stick out his tongue pretty well daily, and he was able to push well past his front teeth today. He told us he had just come back from therapy, so that was why he could do so well. We encourage him to talk to eveyone who comes to visit, and he can ask for a new mouth cloth (he still drools a fair bit, although that improves daily also.) The training is tough going, but perseverence is the name of the game, and the nurses are trained to be that.
We waited for swallow assessment today, but it was conference day, so it didn't happen. It was really too bad, because it was so nice out I was going to take Glenn for a walk. Alas, we missed our chance, but perhaps tomorrow will be nice enough to go out. I think there was a bit of a mix up concerning what day it was today, so I'm not going to complain too much. One of the nurses was working with a fairly nasty toothache. It could have made for a short staffed day if she had called in sick. She took some Advil, and carried on. I admire the dedication. Most of the staff work 8 hour shifts, so it isn't quite as gruelling as 12.
People who haven't seen Glenn in a while are very impressed at how good he looks now. He has lost a fair bit of weight, but his face isn't too gaunt, and he has good colour to say he hasn't seen much of the great outdoors for 2 and a half months. His sense of humour continues to save him and us. He has another new room mate, and the old guy had gas. Everytime he passed some, Glenn started to giggle. Of course the fact that one was reminded of a horse helped somewhat. Anyway, he seems like a friendly person, so we'll just contain ourselves.
Jackie and I went to the doctor yesterday, so we fasted overnight to be able to do the lab tests this morning. We were both hungry, and Jackie almost didn't come with me, but I convinced her to come, otherwise she would have to fast some other day. They took our blood, and we did the cup thing, then devoured a couple of subs for lunch. We'll go back for complete physicals after the lab work is done. Jackie drove herself home to do some work around the yard, and I caught a ride home with Colin. Unfortunately, she came across a snake, so she didn't do all that she had planned, as she has her parents great loathing of the reptile kind. We will have to do something soon though, the grass is growing like crazy.
I have a sister who is going to be 55 on Friday, which I hasten to point out is much older that me. I hope you have a good day, Sis, and I plan on talking to you soon.
To all the farmer friends who read this blog, be careful out there, and think safety first. You are in one of the most dangerous professions, (as if you don't know that!) and things can happen so fast. Have a good and safe seeding season.
'Til next time
Louise