sorry it has been a few days since i posted. i went back to work. Yuck!! But what has spence been up to? lets see, there was the walk of 60 feet he took (the stamina he needs for this is amazing). he had a little movement in his bicep which until this time had been dormant. the triceps seem to work better. no races to report but he did play dodge ball with his GF. spencer passes along that she is awesome. today he and his mother practiced doing transfers using only a quad cane and not the wheelchair. just another thing he needs to do before he can come home. he is getting there though.

I screwed something up yesterday because i posted a message but yet there was nothing there. The floor had their spring fling party yesterday all caught on videotape by donna. they has some thinking events (ie crossword puzzles,word searches) for prizes. they had an egg hunt. that was kind of cruel getting them going on a sugar high just before visiting hours began. Somehow i see it as pay back for all those years of sugar highs from our egg hunts. The culmination was the hallway 4 x 4 relay. does not sound exciting but when you see the effort it is priceless. all the kids using walkers,quad canes,wheelchairs,or those who could walk but had no balance, doing what they had to do to go forward. BTW (that's "by the way " for anyone over 25 trying to figure out computer lingo) Spencer Rocked. He kicked butt against his former roommate and i am told did a little trash talking to boot. GO SPENCE

Spence made it to the ICU of MGH. He saw a few of the people who were part of his first treatment. He told me it was weird because they all knew him but he did not remember any of them. That is no big suprise considering his condition at the time. Spence was able to talk to the surgeon who did the original clot busting surgery. Spence told him thanks for saving my life. He talked to a nurse who took care of him those first few days and she reminded him of his flipping me the bird. Spence now knows i have proof. I think it is hard for Spence to fully comprehend the journey he has been thru. he does know with all the help from his friends and family the outcome will be positive

Spence had his CT scan although as I said before we wont have the results until next week. No stairs today but extra work on that lazy left arm. He needs some help but there is a little movement in the shoulder and elbow. actually he did a couple of exercises today that his therapist was very pleased with. tomorrow he plans to go to the MGH ICU where he spent his first 2 weeks. He is bringing his video camera to tape the scene of the start of his recovery.
Go SPENCE and Go SOX

today is day 60 that spence has been in the hospital. the improvement from day 1 to day 60 has been phenomenal. on monday he tried going up and down stairs for the first time. the going up part was extremely hard but the coming down part was a little easier. just the first day of this so i am sure it will get a little easier as he goes along. in his OT spence did some exercises with his left arm and had a little more movement in his elbow and shoulder than usual. this is an encouraging thing for him. tomorrow he is off for a CT scan which will hopefully show the swelling has gone down enough that they put his bone flap back. Unfortunately we won't know the results until a week later. Keep positive that he gets good news and i will let you know whenever we hear anything

Sorry Ted,those gals just make it over the legal limit or minimum. Actually this photo is from the Jaime Lee Curtis AARP bare your breasts photo shoot. This is only their first glass of wine,but what happens after the next couple? We will just say what happens in N. Carolina stays in N. Carolina!!!

Anyway yes Spencer made it to Harvard Square for Easter bunch. It was awesome. He had been talking about eating bacon for about a month and got the OK from the therapist to do so. I was surprised because he was never a big bacon eater,but i guess the one place he loved it was Henrietta's table where we always had Easter dinner. Its a good thing he is taking Zocor (a cholesterol lowering med.). He ate the bacon off his plate,his mother's and mine also. Spence did mix in some strawberries and an eclair too. At one point he was waiting for his Sprite and i asked him jokingly if he wanted a sip of my Amstel Light. His response was "No thanks Dad, I am in Rehab" As always keeping us on our toes.
Thank you to all for everything and keep up the good work!

the red hair has reached the south!

Spencer's fans at Saint James in NorthCarolina joined the red hair team! this week! A shout out from Spence to all of them! you guys rock! we love and miss you all!