Caught Mike awake the first time since his birthday. The last two times I went he was asleep. Today I got to spend a while with him. Mikes getting a lot stronger. I had to help him straighten up the cushion he sits on in his wheel chair but he put a lot of weight on his legs while I was doing that as well as when I helped him back into bed.
Mike kept asking if I was “really there” which was odd. He also talked about school a lot. He asked about the math teacher and asked to see a map. I had my GPS with me so I showed him that. He looked at it for a while, and I pointed out S. Tampa. Next time I go I’ll bring a map and see if he can find his house on it.
We also played tic-tac-toe for a few games.
Mike was in better spirits and I was happy to catch him awake. His roomie, Ron, said that his Mom comes out almost daily to see him and his step mother is there often as well. Both of them offer a whole lotta love and get him out of bed which is tough. Mike still prefers to stay in bed as much as he can… his back is killing him but that is old news for all of us who have known Mike for a while.
I told him about Kelly Chandler having a baby and he was REALLY excited and I told him that Jules, in Seattle, is pregnant too and he was excited about that as well.
Hopefully I can make it out to see him next week. I’m trying to think of good coordination and logic games to play with him so if anyone has some ideas, give me a shout at 813-270-2673.
-Scott