[TheForge] Frosty Update, good news

[Larry Brown]

Sounds great I hope to hear more of this type of news soon
Larry Brown


At 02:23 PM 10/26/2009 -0700, you wrote:
>There are a couple of big developments in Frosty's recovery.
>
>Yesterday:
>
>
> > "Frosty's nurse (they all call him Frosty here now <g>) thought it
> > might be helpful to go ahead and get him up into the big, padded
> > wheelchair and see if rolling him around the halls would help calm
> > his obsession with getting out of that bed. The transfer went well
> > but seemed to tire him out to the point where they weren't sure it
> > was going to be worth the effort - he was asleep in the chair.
> >
> > Then I remembered that I had ABBY in the car with me today. I asked
> > if it would be possible to wheel him out to the lobby where he could
> > maybe see her through the glass. They thought that was a great idea
> > so off we went. At first Jer wasn't much interested in the "field
> > trip" ... but then I asked him if he wanted to visit with Abby and
> > his eyes opened wide.
> >
> > By the time we got to the lobby, Jer was sitting upright (well-
> > secured, of course). He was looking out the windows (huge, almost
> > full wall windows) and then said, "just mountains" and looked
> > disappointed. The nurse asked if the dog would be ok around Jer and
> > the chair. I KNEW she would - Abby is the most polite dog ever
> > <smile>. The nurse said, "well, let me get a warmed blanket - if
> > you'll get the dog, we'll just bundle him up and take him out the
> > door for a quick visit".   !!!!
> >
> > I leashed Abby and brought her over to where they had Jer bundled up
> > like a mummy. She walked right up to the funny looking contraption,
> > smelled the blanket and then burrowed her nose under to to find
> > Jerry's hand. That dog's tail was swishing back and forth and she
> > had the most contented look on her face. She just stood there with
> > her head half buried under the blanket - she had found her "dad".
> > Jer looked down at her and seemed a little confused at first,
> > stroking her head and calling her "Sara" ... then he looked
> > thoughtful and ran his hand over the fur on her head again and said,
> > "you're a good girl, Abby."
> >
> > Oh God, I thought I was going to cry! He KNEW her. Abby heard him
> > say her name and pulled her head out and looked up at him. I
> > encouraged her to GENTLY put her feet up on the side arm of the big
> > chair so he could see her better and pet her. She wasn't sure she
> > should <smile>. Our dogs aren't allowed to "jump up" and she knows
> > it.  But when I asked her again, she gently eased her feet up,
> > licked his other hand (it was on top of the blanket) and just laid
> > her head in his lap.
> >
> > Frosty, OTOH, reacted to this  instinctively, I think <rueful
> > smile>. He very clearly and decisively said, "Abby - OFF".
> >
> > So there. No breaking the "dog rules" around here. She slithered
> > right back to a sit and just stayed there staring adoringly at her
> > long-lost "dad."
>
>
>
>
>
>
>A huge step forward as of this afternoon:
>
>
> > " De Frost- FROSTY SAYS (YES, I DO MEAN "FROSTY SAYS") TO SAY "HI"
> > TO EVERYONE! Oh, my GOD ... as of this morning, although he is still
> > very confused and needs to be reminded over and over - HE IS OUR
> > FROSTY AGAIN!"
> >
> >
> > "De Frost- I'M SERIOUS ... there are huge gaps still (expected), but
> > he
> >
> > Frosty is LUCID. Please everyone pray he stays this way. He doesn't
> > remember lots of names, places, etc., he isn't sure what town he's
> > in or what year it is ... but he remembers events leading up to the
> > accident (not the accident itself). He can't stand yet, but that too
> > is normal after ... Read Morea month of bed rest. He KNOWS that he
> > can't remember stuff. He cried when I told him how Libby and Abby
> > had helped me find him. HE HUGGED ME and told me how sorry he was
> > that he must have frightened me so much.
> >
> > Oh God ... prayers DO work. Our Frosty may still have a long road to
> > recovery, but he IS going to recover ... there may be some permanent
> > or at least long-term issues to cope with - but he IS coming BACK!"
> >
>
>
>James Binnion
>jbin at well.com
>
>
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