Trying to post again

Just to let everyone know my wireless internet connection is sketchy from the hotel. What I was trying to let you know was Mike's schedule for Monday through Saturday. Up in the AM, bathed, dressed, put in his wheelchair and taken into the dining hall to eat breakfast. He is feeding himself pretty well. Then off to all of his therapies. Speech, occupational, and then the rigorous physical therapy. Back to his room to rest and then back up to lunch. Then back to all the therapies again. This boy is totally worn out at this point. Back for a rest then up again to the dining hall for dinner. Like I said he is feeding himself pretty well but was so tired at dinner I helped him eat just to make sure he got his nutrition. All of his food is still like baby food (purred) and his liquids or thickened but Mike seems to love it all. The other night though we all got a big laugh because the purred pork stuff Mike said tasted like A Dead Rat! Only one bite of that could he take. Then I shaved him again. Hey I am getting pretty good at this and Mike helps me by tightening his lips just the right way and doing his chin the right way so I can get all of it done. Around 8PM the nurses start getting Mike ready for bed and giving him his medicine's. He was out like a light. Totally exhausted. He woke back up around 9:30PM. I was talking to my sister, Nancy giving her the course of the day and Mike wanted to talk to her. When Mike was talking to Nancy, he was telling her about his friends who have come to see him. She told him she was hearing from many of his friends on his web site and how lucky he was and how proud she was of him to have touched so many lives. Then she told him he would be able to see them soon. Mike understood what she meant and asked how she was managing the site and what it said. He told her to come see him tonight and bring the web site with her. He kept saying, "Hurry, hurry." (She is back in Charleston right now.) He didn't like that he had to wait and kept telling her, "Tonight!" Only after Nancy convinced him she would be back next week and would bring everything with her did he begin to calm down and go to sleep. The family reads the guest book and comments every night and all the prayers and well wishes have meant so much to us. Mike should be able to have them read to him soon - maybe even read them himself! We can't wait till that happens and will write about it for sure when it happens. Mike had more visitors tonight also. I hope I get the names right. Richard and Mark. He enjoyed their visit but this rigorous therapy makes him so tired right now. Please remember to also pray for Barbaro. If Mike was aware that he was not doing well I am sure he would be upset about it and praying too. Will write more tonight.