The 58-Year-Old

We celebrated Michael's 58th birthday on Friday the 18th. My brother Terry, and Sister-in-law, Kathy took us out to lunch at one of our favorite places (Guy's Italian) where we hadn't been since the stroke. M loved his pepperoni pizza.

M spoke with several people on the phone who called to wish him a happy birthday, which is something he really hadn't done much before. Everyone agreed that they could understand him most of the time, so that was super exciting!

Also, this week he has started doing more independent tasks, such as getting his own morning meds, and get his breakfast items. I've also left him alone for an hour or so to run errands a couple of times and he's doing great. Just watches TV, but is safe. He also called me when I was out one of the days. He hadn't used his phone yet. So that was really cool.

We've had quite a bit of rain, which is making everything so beautiful. Below is a photo I took during one of our cruises in the cart.


In other news, the insurance company is now wanting to total my car, citing that it will cost too much to repair it compared to current value. I am finding that even though the accident was not my fault, it's proving to be a big pain to get everything taken care of. AND as usual, the insurance companies win and we are left with less than when we began. So frustrating. But Michael keeps reminding me we are alive and did not get terribly injured. I guess when it comes down to it, that's what's important.

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