haven't written in a while...

I've been tired lately, and with being back at work for 1/2 days, I've had less time for blogging.  So here's the updates since last Tuesday night (my most recent post):

Mordy's continuing to improve. His vision has gotten better such that he's reading a bit on his own each day.  He's recently picked up the Sifre (for those of you who know what it is....and if not, go here) to read, you know, for fun. Typical Mordy "fun" reading...yes, so he's really improving!

Mordy's getting out of the house more. He attended Jonah's pre-school graduation and dinner at a restaurant afterwards. He's been taking short walks (walked to the doctor, etc) and he's been doing well.  He doesn't use the cane, but he does like to hold my hand for support, which I like :-)  As long as he's holding someone's hand, he's able to be steady enough to walk just fine.  And he's becoming a master at stairs.  It is amazing to see his progress!

Mordy went back to services for the first time this Saturday morning.  He walked there, holding hands with Isaac, our 9-year old, and enjoyed being back at the Highland Park Temple.  He took the opportunity to bentch gomel (recite a special prayer after having gone through a life-threatening experience). After services he socialized with friends, and when I encouraged him to go home, he insisted on staying longer to talk with people.  He really enjoyed being back in the world again. I enjoyed seeing him in it.

Mordy had a physical therapy assessment on Friday and an actual physical therapy session today.  He starts occupational therapy tomorrow.  Thanks to all who have been giving him rides!

At one point during the therapy, the therapist told him that she wanted him to run.  Run?!? Mordy's not steady at walking...how could he run?  But the two therapists promised that they'd be on either side of him, to make sure he didn't fall.  So they did. And he ran. And he didn't fall!

I guess part of therapy is getting your balance and coordination back.  But part of it is also getting one's confidence back.  He can run! (Yes, but don't worry...he won't try that at home!)

OK, so this next part is crazy...Saturday night into Sunday Mordy had a dental emergency totally unrelated to the stroke.  He developed a small infection from food caught in a small area of his gums that became increasingly painful and swollen throughout the night Saturday night.  It got so bad that he couldn't close his mouth all the way! He barely slept that night, and he had me up multiple times. We were lucky to get an emergency appointment with our dentist Sunday morning, and she was able to identify the problem and figure out how to resolve it.  He's on antibiotics now and everything is getting better, but it will take a few days to fully resolve.

Fortunately, my mother was able to stay with the kids during the dentist appointment and afterwards as I ran to pick up Mordy's prescriptions, etc. After having been up all night, Mordy slept a good amount on Sunday, Father's Day.  I eventually picked up the kids from my mother's and took them to ToysRus to get them small gifts (Jonah received a giftcard for his pre-school graduation and all three boys benefited!).  By the time we came home from all our excursions and Mordy woke up, it was close to 5pm.  At that point, he got his father's day presents and the boys got to watch a Superman movie with him as a special father's day activity.


I never got to nap yesterday and I'm still tired today, so I guess this will be the end of the blog post for now.


Until next time...