Bob's wedding

Our brother Bob got married on Sept 3. I'll post a couple of pictures from the wedding.

Martha and baseball

This is from a friend of Martha's:
I was at Frontier Field on July 4th for the baseball game and ran into Martha. She looks great. When she saw me, she knew who I was right away – she answered questions briefly on how she was doing and about attending the baseball games. It was so nice to see her and she was obviously enjoying herself and the game hadn’t even started yet. I felt really good seeing her like that – it made my day!

Out to breakfast

Last Saturday, Martha and Bronte joined Linda, me and friends Mark and Gary for breakfast at our favorite hole-in-the-wall Fairport restaurant -- Durf's. It was so good to see her out like this that we'll probably try it again.

Phone skills, and other stuff

Hello all,

To add to Dave's report on Martha's speech, yesterday we were at the house when Bronte called. I was very surprised to hear Martha responding with two- and three-word answers. She knows the words -- the issue has been saying them quick enough and without thinking. And at dinner she got a case of the giggles, which is wonderful to see. But regarding the baseball games, I'm 0 for 2. Yucky weather the first time, and when I showed up Saturday, she didn't want to go (with me). At this point, she only wants to go to the ball game with Dave. Not exactly sure how this will work out, but I'll keep trying.

overdue update

Martha had a good Christmas. One of her favorite gifts is a heated throw, which I think she will stay until until April or so. The next big event is her birthday, which is Friday, Jan 14. She insists she is going to be 49 again, since she doesn't remember turning 49 last January in intensive care. So we're celebrating 49 again this coming weekend. Actually, knowing that Martha normally celebrates the week of her birthday, we'll probably be celebrating all next week. Feel free to send a card or even stop by. She loves company, and you may get to see her walking around the house. Truly -- it IS a miracle.

Update

Last weekend, Martha and Dave went to Indianapolis to attend a Colts game. I asked her about it today, and she said it was "amazing." They even got onto the field during the game, but didn't stay long because they couldn't see anything. Toward the end of the game, Dave said Martha disappeared. She was in the back of the suite with her head covered, not wanting to watch the last few minutes of the game. It was a good game but didn't go in favor of the Colts.

Her hair is long enough now that she can go without her hat. But today she gave us a scare. Every two hours, she gets up and walks one lap around the living room and kitchen. It's really made a difference in her mobility. She was standing just behind the loveseat, tidying up the end table, when she lost her balance and toppled over. Fortunately, other than her pride, nothing was injured. She may have some soreness tomorrow, but she's fine.

Great Thanksgiving!

Martha had a great Thanksgiving. She walked from the living room to the dining room and sat at the table with many of us. She even had a sip of wine which it turns out she no longer likes. After dinner the Wii came out, along with Just Dance 1 and 2. Martha laughed so hard at the dancers that I'm pretty sure her ribs hurt yesterday. I'm fairly sure I speak for friends and family when I say we're all very thankful for the progress Martha had made so far.