Paul's Update - 07/13/06

Dear Friends:

Today was another good day. Paul was alert and responsive most of the day. The visiting nurse came this morning. She told Tabby that she is closing out her file on Paul since he is healthy and doing well. She can come back if he gets stable and can work with the physical therapist again since she is the person that does that evaluation and orders the therapy. For now we will continue with the speech & occupational therapists that we have. The speech therapist is on vacation and should be back next week ... then the occupational therapist will go away week after next. He should come on either Monday or Tuesday next week. Dad & Tabby will keep working with Paul in their absence!! After the nurse left Dad, Tabby, Max, Dora & Paul headed out to DMV (Division of Motor Vehicles) to get a walker's permit for Paul. His license has already been suspended but the insurance company wanted him to get a walker's ID before they would take him off the insurance. While they waited Paul held his license in his hand with the paperwork he needed to turn in. He slipped the license out from behind the papers and was looking at it. Tabby said "that's your license" and he nodded "yes". He didn't seem upset about being there ... I wonder if he knows why they were there! After they finished at DMV they went to Famous Daves BBQ for lunch. Paul had BBQ chicken, potato salad, fried apples and FOUR ice teas!! After they left Dora asked Paul if he enjoyed his lunch and he said "NO"!! Oh brother ... he ate enough! Maybe he ate TOO MUCH!! LOL Friday Tabby is suppose to have a phone interview with the Social Security Office. Hopefully she will be able to receive social security for Max ... it would sure help!

Have a great day (TGIF) Lynne & Carl