Wednesday, September 3

Today was Tommy's last physical-therapy session with Tim, who appears in several of the photographs above. Tim has been such a great help to Tommy, and we wished him best of luck in his pursuit of a career in real estate in Rehoboth Beach. We gave him a small gift in appreciation, which Tommy handed to him, almost shyly. "You have all the tools to get well," Tim told Tommy; "and you've been working hard. Keep it up and you'll just keep getting better." We'll know in the next couple of days who his new physical therapist will be. Meanwhile, his occupational therapist, Barb, has been on vacation this week; and while the other OT staffers have been working with Tommy, we'll be glad to see Barb back again on Monday--Barb also has been very good with Tommy, and it's that continuity issue again. This whole week, actually, has been difficult for both Tommy and me. The long Labor Day weekend followed by changes with Tim and Barb have set Tommy back a bit with therapy and also with the bladder-control program. It's been a slog for me, too; on the home front, the shower renovation (as with any work on this house) has led to more complications and so is still ongoing; and I also got very worrisome news about one of my beloved cousins. There will be weeks like this, and this has been one of them. We do look forward to a visit tomorrow from Tommy's sister and brother-in-law, Elaine and Alan; and this Saturday our dear friend Janis arrives for a weeklong visit. So things are looking up.