Paul's Update - 05/12/06

Dear Friends:

Today started off a little rocky. Carl arrived at Paul's house to find that Paul didn't want to get up. He asked Paul if he had a headache and he nodded "yes". Dad tried to get him up and he lost his balance and couldn't walk. Tabby called the neurosurgeon and he advised her to take Paul to Fairfax Hospital so they could do a CAT Scan & some x-rays. They arrived at the hospital around 12pm. The CAT scan showed no change since the last test. They took blood and said everything looks good. Dad asked if he could be experiencing some motion sickness. They thought that seemed possible so they called the doctor and he prescribed medicine for motion sickness. They also did x-rays of his stomach and said all was fine there. After the tests he was sent home. On the way to the hospital Tabby brought a water bottle for Paul and a Diet Soda for herself. He was drinking his bottle and noticed that her soda was in the cupholder so he reached for her soda and began to drink it ... little sneak!! Dad had to stop at a gas station. Tabby went into the store to get a soda and Dad had laid his glasses on the dashboard. Dad looked at Paul and said "Paul give me my glasses" and he reached out to try to give them to Dad. If he hadn't been seatbelted in he would have been able to reach them. This evening he seemed to feel better. When they got home Tabby went to Dairy Queen and got chicken strips & french fries for Paul. He was having trouble getting the french fries with his fork so Dad cut up the french fries. Then Tabby poured gravy on them ... he looked at her and frowned. He wasn't happy but he ate them anyway! Tonight Nana Richard, Aunt Ann & Aunt Cathy came by to visit. He seemed to recognize them. It was nice to have them and they were surprised how good he looks. Saturday we will start Physical Therapy with the new company. Still no news on the Speech Therapist ... hopefully we will start that next week. Saturday is also Tabby's baby shower. She has less than 4 weeks left before little Maxwell is due! We are so happy to be able to celebrate with her and prepare for this blessing.

Have a great weekend, Lynne & Carl