Another Julie update. Yesterday was Julie's birthday. She's 36. When she was at the ICU in Hershey, Brynn, her 11 year old, was asked what she would like for her birthday which was on March 25. Brynn replied that she wanted mommy to be able to talk to her by her (Julie's) birthday. It didn't happen but they did celebrate her birthday with Julie on Sunday with balloons and sherbert. It was a very good day for them. Joan and I have been with Julie every afternoon through till about 8.00 pm when she is back in bed after having supper in a chair. She has to be propped up with pillows in the chair and she soon becomes pretty distressed. I tried the chair and wanted out after about five minutes. In general she becomes distressed towards the end of the day from being in a bed or chair all day and not being able to get out, communicate and perhaps the events of the day. Every day though we see or hear of progress. The other morning Michael asked her for a kiss and she turned towards him, puckered her lips and kissed him - twice. We hope she doesn't respond the same way to any one who asks for a kiss. We dare not risk trying it. (How would we explain that to Michael?) She's had a painful elbow for a couple of weeks, gradually getting worse. We requested an Xray which showed calcium deposits from lack of movement. She has made some astonishing progress. Michael put one of her favorite hats on and she casually adjusted it to how she wanted it. In our presence yesterday, she did the same and then took it off and held it in her hand. We gave her a Hoops and Yo Yo sound card to which she laughed and laughed to the point we had only to play the first word and she would start laughing - great huh! Physical Therapy even had her shuffling out of her room into the hallway, painful to look at but exciting. Like I said, seeing this kind of stuff is so much more exciting than even seeing an old 80's Nighthawk fire up for the first time in 10 or 15 years. Thanks so much to all who have prayed and/or contributed. It looks like she will be transferred to a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) rehab facility in Philadelphia this week or next - bittersweet as we will not be able to see her as much. The Sure Kill distress Way (Schuylkill Expressway) is the last place I want to be driving on. More cars jammed in Philly at the same time than in all of New Zealand. Graham 4/30/2013
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