We have a great big bowl of treats and have had not one Trick or Treater, what a bummer, now we have to eat all of that candy. NOT, David won't let me. I get to eat a few pieces tonight and then we have to give it all away or throw it all away. Life is just not fair.
Well, let me get you caught up...
Thursday was a great day, David is very motivated. As soon as we went to the prosthetic lab and had everything evaluated for the updates to his stubbies, he started walking and took two complete laps around the entire hall - a total of close to 230 Yards. Each lap was done without stopping. His endurance has vastly improved over the past two weeks. It's great because his Prosthetist seems to feed on the enthusiasm of his patients and he is always trying to stay a few steps ahead. That means that on Monday, David will have new legs with a little better fit and will be 2" taller. That will mean much more strength needed to do the same walking. As has been said on so many occasions, it's all a process and David is progressing very good - especially through the pain.
We had a nice evening in Old Town and just enjoyed the success of the day.
Friday was a much different day. It all started out great, we decided to go to the beach and have a nice lunch before Lynnette and Christina had to catch their plane. We went to Mission Beach and it was a beautiful day. I was pushing the wheelchair and there was a path of sand that led to the sidewalk, I knew that the wheelchair would bod down a little bit and was pushing a little harder than normal - the thing I didn't know was that the sand was hiding a 2" lip on a cement ramp under the sand. The chair hit that lip and stopped and, unfortunately, David couldn't stop. He hit the ground hard - he tried to roll because he was scared of damaging his right arm any more. He was really hurt. Everything is OK, but he is really sore. With everything we try to do to make things better and easier and more comfortable for David, the last thing in the world that I wanted to do was cause him pain. Today he was talking with Michael, his brother, on the phone and told him that he was a bit sore today because his dad decided to dump him on the ground - he told him it was just one of those things that happen but he was really going to use the situation to get me to do all kinds of things for him. (He was laughing when he said it!)
We mentioned the situation to his Physical Therapist (her husband is in a wheelchair) and she told us that she had accidentally tipped her husband out of his wheelchair 5 or 6 times - all it takes is a crack in the sidewalk - it gives us all a little more to think about.
We waited for a few minutes before we were able to get him back in the wheelchair. We sat there for about 45 minutes and I'm sure he was getting overwhelmed by all of our inquiries as to his pains. So we all just tried to enjoy the waves and I went and watched little crabs and their eating habits for about 20 minutes. I felt so awful even though it was an accident.
We went to lunch and met a girl at the table next to us that saved dogs and cats from being put down. She had a beautiful brindle Pit Bull. The dog was very friendly but was very scared of loud noises because she had been seriously abused. Heather, the dog saving lady, stood up and her chair slid a little and made a noise that scared the dog - the dog jumped and the chair made another noise, that noise scared the dog even more and it took off down the board walk. The poor dog was afraid of the noise made by the chair but the leash was tied to the chair and the dog was running from the chair that was being dragged behind. The only thing that stopped the dog was when the chair got wedged between two cars in the parking lot.
Needless to say, the day was extremely eventful. I've only cried about 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 times because of dumping him on the ground but, as you know David, all is well and, although he hurts today, he is in a great mood and kidding as usual.
When we got back to the apartment there was a box at the door. He had received a great gift from someone that, I'm not sure, may want their name left out of this particular entry. It was a great indoor remote control helicopter. David flew it for about an hour - I only had to crawl behind the couch 2 or 3 times but he is really enjoying it. Thank you - you incredible gift giver.
It's a little harder to type the blog lately because David is really missing his girlfriend and absolutely loves talking with her over the Internet or however they do it. The are both on camera and I really enjoy listening to a few of the things he says. He is really sweet and I am very proud that he treats her with such tenderness.
Well, I think that's about it for today. I'm going to have a couple token Halloween candies and then go to bed. Have a great night yourselves.
Gordon
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