Dear family and friends
Grayson spent the evening tonight preparing dinner, and then he joined the other residents at the rec center for a town hall meeting. The topic for discussion was outings and activities. Never the shy one, Grayson did make a suggestion. He suggested that an outing to Magic Mountain would be a good idea. The staff politely thanked him for his good suggestion, and said that they would look into it. (The chances of them taking a group of recovering brain injury patients to a roller coaster park is pretty slim in my estimation!) Nonetheless, he spoke up, made a suggestion, and was understood – all good in my book!
After the town hall meeting, Grayson and a few others sang with the karaoke machine for a while. When they had their fill, Grayson and the others returned to their apartments. Back at his home, Grayson finished his chores (mop the floor today) and then got ready for bed.
This morning, Regina and I met virtually with the staff for our monthly patient conference. Grayson has made some good progress in the last month, and I will detail out some of the areas of improvement over the course of the week.
All in all, it was a good day!
Pax!
Brant
Hi Brant and Regina:
ReplyDeleteI love the fact that Grayson is gaining....gaining! That is so good. Maybe by inches...and sometimes by meters, but gaining.
In Him,
Doug
So great to briefly speak with you on Saturday night, Brant, and thanks for letting me know about "Grayson's Journey". Reading through the months of challenges and struggles, Grayson has certainly made tremendous strides in his recovery! He is truly blessed to be surrounded with such love and support from his family. Brain and spinal cord injuries are a hard and unpredictable road, and may not be a smooth steady climb (around here we call them "good hair days" and "bad hair days" :oD ), but continue to celebrate ALL the small joys along the way because one small joy builds on the next small joy...
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Connie Meyer
The "Magic Mountain" idea suggests that either (a) he is feeling extraordinarily well, or (b) his sense of humor is functioning at its usual high (and devious) level. Or perhaps both... but no matter which, it's clearly a sign that something is very right with him!
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