Tuesday (Day 72)

If you happen to have caught our last attempt at a posting labeled "Mp"...this was the first attempt at my Dad responding to all of you. I was attempting to decipher his thoughts, and enter a post from my phone, but it didn't fair as well as I had hoped. I love his spirit right now, always trying to outdo himself. Every night now is no longer spent by his bedside making sure he is comfortable, practicing his writing, watching tv, etc. We still do that stuff, but his latest thing is late night visits to the gym with Brad and I. We get him out of his chair, practice sitting and standing, work on motor skills, etc. Despite his yawning and tired eyes, he will refuse to go to bed at times, insisting we try again at whatever we are working on. He is pushing himself and I admire the hell out of him for it.

So, when asked to tell me a few words he wants me to type up for him, in true form, he goes into story mode. His first sentence started off with "A funny thing happened on the way here...."

Always a comedian.

Deciphering these words takes time, and we were losing gym time by doing this, so I asked him to keep it simple till he can write a more thorough entry for himself. His next words were....

"Thank you for all your support and prayers"


We are officially on our own finances now. To my understanding, disability is giving us the run around with this being a pre-existing condition. Yeah, because all Parkinson's patients go through this apparently. Paralysis, coma, loss of speech, loss of mobility....all signs of a Parkinson's patient. (Insert my 'pre-existing' sarcasm). The donations we have received from many of you will help out huge now, and we cannot thank you enough.