beautiful Sunny day in Colchester

It's a gorgeous day out there today. We went outside for Physical Therapy to play a little kicking the soccer ball around and Marc did pretty good. His stability is getting better each day and he was also practicing his walking up and down hills. He got pretty tired after that workout plus he'd already had an hour of Occupational Therapy and Speech Language Therapy. He just finished lunch a bit ago and ate basically two meals. They've had to increase his meals to double the amount, the boy is eating like crazy to put the 15 pounds back on that he lost while at DHMC. He has OT and PT again at 1 and 2 pm respectively then he can rest from 3 pm to dinner at 5. (He and Frank are both napping at this moment)

I think we're going to go out and walk after dinner because it is so nice out there and Marc likes to be outside when he can.

The nurses and therapists are so nice here. Its not a bad place at all except we got so used to Dartmouth and the grand city that it is, everything at your disposal. Here the cafeteria doesn't open until 11 and hot food ends at 1:30 and the cafeteria closes at 4pm - so no breakfast and no dinner. Breakfast hasn't been too bad as this week Frank & I are in the Handy Suites in Essex Jct, nice place and so quiet. I love it - we have a kitchen/living room combination with large bathroom and bedroom so I can cook up breakfast or have a quick breakfast, either way - it has a microwave, dishwasher, fridge, stove & toaster plus the dishware and cookware - it's pretty cool and they gave us a week rate which was half of the normal but still pretty costly, ouch. So many people have been generous giving us gas cards and monies for meals. It has helped out so immensely you can't even imagine. We so appreciate all everyone has been doing for us and for Marc. This is where we need to be right now and so many people have made it possible for us to be here and Jackie or Frank have been staying at night with Marc as well. Marc likes to wake up and see a familiar face. He still has some confusion when he first wakes up so seeing a loved one sitting or lying next to him really helps. His confusion is getting less everyday.

I'd like to thank Becky for taking such wonderful care of our garden and for Amanda and everyone that has been helping her out with freezing and canning and also a special thank you for friends that helped the girls and Frank out with wood and cleaning the house, etc. It helps me to be able to focus on Marc and his recovery. You are all blessings in our lives and we love you all.

Thanks again for all your love and support and prayers.

Love, Janice