Kiss the Lucky Egg!

Kevin has been doing well the past couple days. His spirits have been amazingly high; he is usually up for trying a new exercise or repeating some familiar ones. His strength and movement is returning one tiny bit at a time. He wore the speaking valve yesterday for about an hour total, and he's wearing it much longer today. His enunciation is nowhere near perfect, but he is getting better at making strong sounds, which is an important step. He sat up in a large wheelchair today for about an hour and a half. We took him on a little tour around his wing. We showed him the view out other windows and the little kitchen where Mom heats up our lunches and dinners.

One theme over the last couple days is that various doctors, nurses and therapists have mentioned that they truly understand Kevin is completely there mentally, but he looks pretty bored and should laugh more often. We completely agree; laughter is terrific medicine and exercise. At the moment, Kevin, Kathlin and I are watching Cool Runnings. Kevin’s double vision makes it difficult for him to focus on the screen, but we’re trying an eye patch on one eye to see if that helps. He likes at least listening to the movie. Kathlin and I certainly enjoy the change of pace in his hospital room! Maybe Kevin can adopt the chant Yule Brenner teaches Junior (please excuse the language, courtesy of Disney):

“I see pride,
I see power,
I see a bad-ass mother
Who don’t take no crap off nobody!”