> > When Julie arrived at Moss Rehab hospital in Philadelphia on Friday Michael > was waiting for her. He called me sometime in the afternoon to say that > Julie said yes and no to a couple of questions the doctor asked. During the > same interview Julie got upset and Michael leaned in and said to her > 'together we're going to do this' and Julie responded 'together we're going > to do _______' (she didn't finish the sentence). Michael was speechless. > They were the first words he had heard Julie say in 8 weeks. Michael returned > home the same day (three hours each way). Friday afternoon Rachel, her > sister, went down to be with Julie from Harrisburg where she lives (two hour > drive). I'm going to include her report. She writes it as a diary to Julie. > > Friday, May 3 - I left work at 3:10 and didn't get to Moss until 6:30 > because of the darn traffic. But the look you gave me when I walked in was > well worth it! You gave me this open-mouthed look of surprise and excitement > that was totally priceless. Then you gave me the biggest hug! I loved it. > Later while I was showing you earrings that Marian Ocker got for you, you > said, "I like the...". I think you were going to say I like them. But I > wasn't sure. We just sat and I chatted with you and then I had to leave at > about 8:30. > > Saturday, May 4 - Today I came in at 10:30 and you were looking pretty down. > You were sitting in your wheelchair watching TV, same as your roomie, > Marianne. I tried to ask what was wrong, but I think you were just down. So > I asked if you needed a hug and you leaned in for one a bit and we just > hugged. Later on you perked up a bit when we went outside. We went into the > inner courtyard where 2 other wheelchair people were with their relatives. I > told you to feel a plant that looked like an aloe plant that wasn't, and you > reached out and squeezed it like I was. When we went back in, you pushed the > handicap accessible button for us. Unfortunately I was telling you to do the > wrong one. =) But you got the right one for us too. =) When we got back > in, I called Michael and we skyped with him and the kids while they were > having lunch. You enjoyed that a lot and gave me some head hugs. =) For > lunch, I got the privilege of dumping broccoli and peaches all over you... > sorry. But at some point in there when I was talking about something being > too hot or cold, you said, Now it's too ________. And I still don't know > what that word was!! Mysteries! After lunch I did our nails and organized > your room a bit. And we went over your menu for the next two days and picked > out your food choices. After I read it all back to you, you said, 'It sounds > like a lot'. > > Michael will go back Sunday afternoon through till Tuesday and then Joan and > I will go Tuesday through Thursday. Rachel will be back there Friday and so > on. > You may remember we were told a little more than a month ago that Julie has > "severe brain damage with little hope of recovery and apart from God working > a miracle, the best case scenario is that Julie would be free of infection, > stabilized in a Long-term Acute Care Facility, and then moved to a nursing > home to have 24/7 care". > > It seems Julie shortened her visit at the Long Term Care Facility, bypassed > the nursing home and decided rehab is the place to be just for now, sounds > miraculous to me!
> Joan and I want to thank again, all those who have expressed their concern > for Julie and us through thoughts, prayer and donations. I asked Julie what > should we do with the money that members of the the Nighthawk lovers website > have contributed. I'm not 100% sure but I think I heard her whisper 'use it > as a down payment on another Nighthawk' . Joan said she never said any such > thing and you all should know that, > Graham -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
