Update!
1) Handy week! Handy week was last week. Oh so much fun! I went to more bands this year than I ever have before. Mmm. There's just something about good music that touches deep down in the soul. On Wednesday, Mama, Daddy, Austin, and I went to see Gabe Rikard, an old family friend who plays acoustic guitar (His band has an interesting rock sound and gives a very good live show. They'll be in Athens later this month, if any of you are around.). There's something very cool about enjoying an after-dinner coffee drink with my mother while listening to a long-haired Ph.D. candidate with a mellifluous voice (I know the word usually describes someone's writing style, but it applies to Gabe's singing and songs). We were going to go out to see the Midnighters afterwards , but it rained. The next night we saw the Harvey Thompson Trio. Mmm-mmm-mmm. Just good jazz. Phenomenal jazz. I went to see them twice this year. I saw several different bands with Wesley that weekend (including one with a washtub bass. Very interesting). All-in-all it was just a great week.
2)Lyme doctor!! This week we all piled in the van and headed to Missouri to see Dr. Charles Crist. If you have a moment, go check out his site and educate yourself. He was very thorough and has a very specific treatment regime. I have about an inch and a half worth of papers to read (most typed front and back in very tiny type) and a list of prescriptions to fill in a specific order. I'm excited. He claims to have a 99% recovery rate for patients with a positive western blot test (I have a double positive!!). Hopefully I'll be off everything by Christmas. Won't that an awesome present! It was a fantastic trip, filled with happiness and hope (for lots of reasons).
3) Daddy: After a week of flat days, he seems to be coming back. I wish I knew how to explain. For the last week, he just hasn't been here. But for the last two days, he has. It's things like cleaning the kitchen when I went to pick up the dogs yesterday. Or saying he wants to go get peaches at the Farmers market. Or wanting to do some more math drills because he hasn't done any in a while. Or getting excited about watching the Guns of Navarone because I've never seen it. Or commenting about how Mama was not going to be happy that we made ice cream sundaes last night. Or giving me a hug and kiss when I walked into the kitchen this morning - he hasn't done that since the hospital (Before the surgery, he always gave me a hug and kiss when he saw me). Basically, he's just acting like himself again after being a zombie for a 10 days or so. That's what's frustrating about brain injuries - recovery is two steps forward, one step back. Hopefully, he's back to himself for a while now.
Ok, Austin and I are going to clean the kitchen now. Love you all!!
2)Lyme doctor!! This week we all piled in the van and headed to Missouri to see Dr. Charles Crist. If you have a moment, go check out his site and educate yourself. He was very thorough and has a very specific treatment regime. I have about an inch and a half worth of papers to read (most typed front and back in very tiny type) and a list of prescriptions to fill in a specific order. I'm excited. He claims to have a 99% recovery rate for patients with a positive western blot test (I have a double positive!!). Hopefully I'll be off everything by Christmas. Won't that an awesome present! It was a fantastic trip, filled with happiness and hope (for lots of reasons).
3) Daddy: After a week of flat days, he seems to be coming back. I wish I knew how to explain. For the last week, he just hasn't been here. But for the last two days, he has. It's things like cleaning the kitchen when I went to pick up the dogs yesterday. Or saying he wants to go get peaches at the Farmers market. Or wanting to do some more math drills because he hasn't done any in a while. Or getting excited about watching the Guns of Navarone because I've never seen it. Or commenting about how Mama was not going to be happy that we made ice cream sundaes last night. Or giving me a hug and kiss when I walked into the kitchen this morning - he hasn't done that since the hospital (Before the surgery, he always gave me a hug and kiss when he saw me). Basically, he's just acting like himself again after being a zombie for a 10 days or so. That's what's frustrating about brain injuries - recovery is two steps forward, one step back. Hopefully, he's back to himself for a while now.
Ok, Austin and I are going to clean the kitchen now. Love you all!!