Paul's Update - 03/13/07

Dear Friends:

Monday Ann, Mom & I started out from Harrisonburg and headed to Strasburg which is only about an hour away. We traveled down Rt. 11 through the countryside and stopped at several thrift and antique stores. Consequentially it took us about 5 hours to get to Strasburg!! We had a great time and we ate dinner in Strasburg before heading back to Manassas. We got home around 7pm and went to see Paul. He was sitting up on the futon when we arrived and looked really good. We sat in his room and visited for quite a while. Aunt Ann & Nana were able to get a hug from him. He actually gives very nice hugs. He said "hi" to us and we asked him how he was ... he said "I have M-ow" ... I'm not sure what he meant but he said it three times in a row!! Tabby He did some counting and the days of the week for them. He still struggles with the days of the week a bit but he did OK. Dad said that the nurse (Dora) didn't show up for the day. It turns out she had a fever and had been to the doctor. He had the responsibility for Paul and Max all day. They had a good day. Max has discovered that he can get up the stairs pretty quickly now. Pap-Paw has to keep an eye on him. He has a play yard fence where he plays and he climbs up the fencing. It won't be long before it will be hard to contain him!! Today Dad headed out early to Paul's. Dora showed up and was feeling better. We met Dad, Paul, Max & Dora for lunch at the City Tavern in Manassas. Paul was feeling really good today. We had a good lunch and visit. This evening Dad asked Paul what he was watching on TV. He said "Garcia" ... he was actually watching "CSI". Amazingly if you say it ... they sound VERY similar. We haven't heard anything back from Paul's neurologist about the blood tests he took last week ... but "no news is good news"! Tabby talked to the speech therapist on Monday. She is having a lot of family problems and asked if it would be OK to send one of her students to work with Paul. Thursday evening at 6pm we will have a visit from her and we are hopeful that she will be able to work with Paul!

Have a great day! Lynne & Carl