[TheForge] Frosty Update, good news

[Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer]

Tis the Frosty on our proverbial cake, once again!!   pf

James Binnion 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."
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> 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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