| Aug. 17th, 2008 @ 08:36 pm Visiting El |
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Current Music: Benny Carter, "Sometimes I'm Happy"
My friend Stephanie and I took a jaunt down to Providence yesterday and dropped in for a visit with El at the Oak Hill Rehab Center in Pawtucket.
Bringing a lady friend along worked out well, as it gave El a chance to recount some classic tales and be his old gallant self.
They brought dinner while we were visiting. It looked quite a bit like the various pastel-colored substances the crewmen were served in 2001: A Space Odyssey. One big improvement though: upon tasting it, El happily declared, "it has flavor!" This, it appears, is something that had been lacking in previous meals. That, and the fact that they're finally letting him have ice in his drinks now, are small luxuries, deeply appreciated.
El wants everyone to know that yesterday morning was a milestone in his recovery. He was able to stand for the first time, nearly unsupported. His regular PT will continue, and he looks forward to surpassing the "nearly".
He was delighted that all kinds of old friends, from so many of the many chapters in his biography, have been getting in touch, including someone he was in Bronx Science with, way back, I think, around the time they invented the electron.
If you're thinking you ought to visit him, you're right. |
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