| Today is Monday, December 20. I ended up feeling better on Sunday and scooted on down to see Harold. I woke up on Sunday feeling pretty bad. I've been fighting a cold only since a day or so ago, and I can usually lick it with extra vitamins. I'm so glad I went! I was looking forward all week to visiting Harold and I just couldn't bear the thought of not seeing him for two whole weeks! He has really made improvements! He continues to improve mentally, calling me by not only my nickname (M.E.), but my even shorter nickname, "M." I couldn't believe it. He's really making great improvements. He can't always say the exact word he wants, but if you listen closely, you can figure out what he actually means a lot of the time. He referred to me as his sister! Then, he enjoyed talking about his daughters and wife Joanne and what a nice visit he'd had with Joanne. After I got home, I phoned the nurse-in-charge who told me that not long after I left, Harold had taken a shower and shaved! I'm sure he had at least one assistant the entire time, but that is still amazing progress! I had phoned because I wanted to ask him about Harold's medication. While I was visiting, the nurse had mentioned something about seizure medicine and I remembered that while Harold was at Geisinger, we were told he'd been taken off of any seizure medication because he wasn't having any. Apparently Harold had some sort of activity a couple of weeks ago that the nurse-in-charge told me, may or may not have been a slight seizure. They aren't sure if it was an actual seizure, but have put him on a very low dosage of an anti-seizure medication just in case. It also helps to keep him from getting overly agitated, so it seems to be a pretty good medication for him. I still plan to visit Harold for Christmas, which will be here before we know it. I have saved all of your e-mail and will take them later this week to read to Harold, and I'll update this web site again as soon as I hear anything. Thank you for your continued support. |