Welcome Distractions

Distraction was the theme for Friday. We tried to stop Kevin’s mind from working overtime and going over every tiny detail about his situation. He was thinking a mile a minute last night and didn’t sleep, so he was physically and mentally exhausted today. However, we have been watching some Daily Show and Colbert Report episodes to let Kevin think about something else and, most importantly, to give us all some smiles and laughs.

Besides Jon Stewart’s jokes about the sad state of our country, we have something else to smile at. Kevin’s platelet and white blood cell counts seem to have stabilized at decent levels! This means we won’t have to worry about any blood transfusions any time soon, and radiation will continue.

This afternoon, we took Kevin for a walk outside. He has always been interested in cars; he started reading Motor Trend when he was elementary school-aged. As soon as we got outside today, Kevin said that he wanted to look at the cars parked alongside the road. As we walked down the sidewalk, he recited the make and model of each car we passed, often interjecting comments about people he knows who have that car.

We also have been watching the Winter X-Games, a favorite sports event in our family. Kevin has been teaching Kathlin some things about half-pipe tricks and other things the contestants do to defy death while hurtling down an icy slope. We have recently put up one poster of Kevin jumping off the cornice at Kirkwood, and two others of Kevin racing for the Colgate ski team. We hope these posters will help him visualize the activities he wants to resume—a look into the past that might become a glimpse into the future.

P.S. We and Kevin send our apologies to anyone named Steve or Bob…Kevin holds nothing personal against you, we swear!