Paul's Update - 06/16/06

Dear Friends:

Today was a pretty good day. The pastor came today and took pictures of Max to showoff on Sunday ... I mean MORE than I have already!! LOL The substitute speech therapist came today. She has lots of experience. She has been doing speech therapy for many years and had worked for quite a while at Mt. Vernon Hospital. She even worked with Jim Brady (the president's press secretary when Ronald Reagan was shot). She is going to start by getting some kind of device that Paul can use to let us know he needs something. She will start working more with Paul on Tuesday next week. She spent some time talking to Paul which is more than the other girl did in three visits!! Tabby talked to the nursing agency and indicated that we may like to keep this girl instead of the other one who is currently on vacation. They indicated that may be possible. Paul interacted with Max some more today. He held him a bit. He really does well with him. Audrey came tonight to start working from 8pm until midnight. Dad will go back over at 4am to cover until 8am. Paul usually sleeps through the midnight to 4am period. Paul seemed to walk a bit better today. He was tired tonight and didn't do well. Dad went to get Paul ready for bed tonight before he left at 8pm and Paul must have thought it was too early to get ready for bed because he wouldn't cooperate ... it WAS early ... Dad has been staying until 10pm. Tuesday next week Paul has an appointment to have an EEG test. This monitors the brain activity. Dad & Tabby have to keep him awake all night ... they want him sleep deprived so he will sleep during the test. That will be a challenge. We are encouraged that this neurologist is being thorough! We pray that he will get the meds straightened out and Paul will begin to become strong again!

Have a good day (TGIF); Lynne & Carl