Tom Smith (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} filkertom) wrote,@ 2008-07-01 11:15:00 |
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Hey gang, Tom here
I wanted to give you a quick update of where I am and how I'm doing. But first I have to thank all of you more than I will ever be able to express. When I get back online (and I actually might by the end of the week! At least dial up) I'll be more specific and effusive, but in the short form this entire thing has been life changing in a good way. A really, really, really good way. And when I'm through it, I will be better and there will be so damn much music you won't have time to listen to it all!
I love every single one of you and you are all getting hugged like crazy when we meet up again!
OK. I'm at a nursing and rehab facility in Dearborn Heights called Imperial House. It ain't the Ritz, but the people are nice and, at least for now, I have a window. Yesterday was the first day of real rehab. They lugged me into a chair and wheeled me down to the rehab room with lots of actual exercise equipment... and a car! (many people who come in for rehab drove before their accident, and this is to help them with getting in and out) I did about 10 minutes hard work on an arm bicycle, at which point I was exhausted, but it felt great. And just sitting up was nice, too.
The leg is doing fine, although we haven't done anything with it, really, since I got here. The biggest impediment right now is the urethral surgery and the catheter therefrom. Whenever they try to move me, the first thing they do is carefully remove the tape which has been holding the tube to my belly to keep it from moving. Instantaneous internal joy. It doesn't seem to occur to them that it might be taped there for a reason.The cath is supposed to come out next monday, and I honestly don't know if I'll make it that long. Drugs help. Valium is our friend!
Anyway, thta's where things are right now. I need to find out more about how the rehab is supposed to go. The scheduleing is still really vague. All I've got is "can't put any wieght on left leg until September 9th". On the other hand, I've lost at least 30 pounds. My feet are no longer swollen. I can has ankle bones!
Again, I love you all, and I'll get online a quickly as I can. I have to single out a few people for really incredible stuff behind the scenes. First and foremost, Leslie. [ed. aw shucks!]. Anne. Rob Balder - Ohhhh, Rob! Mark Bernstein. Sharon Brevoort.Uncle Kage. Merav Hoffman. Christine Lavin. Bill Holbrook. Sandy Schreiber. Steve Jackson. David Stockton, Andrew Smirl. Joey Shoji. Tom Rockwell. Possible Oscar. Basically all of you in general, and everyone at DuckCon, Contata, AnthroCon, and the Tom Smith cover project in particular.
You guys are getting at least three fuckin' operas out of this.
Love, Tom
I wanted to give you a quick update of where I am and how I'm doing. But first I have to thank all of you more than I will ever be able to express. When I get back online (and I actually might by the end of the week! At least dial up) I'll be more specific and effusive, but in the short form this entire thing has been life changing in a good way. A really, really, really good way. And when I'm through it, I will be better and there will be so damn much music you won't have time to listen to it all!
I love every single one of you and you are all getting hugged like crazy when we meet up again!
OK. I'm at a nursing and rehab facility in Dearborn Heights called Imperial House. It ain't the Ritz, but the people are nice and, at least for now, I have a window. Yesterday was the first day of real rehab. They lugged me into a chair and wheeled me down to the rehab room with lots of actual exercise equipment... and a car! (many people who come in for rehab drove before their accident, and this is to help them with getting in and out) I did about 10 minutes hard work on an arm bicycle, at which point I was exhausted, but it felt great. And just sitting up was nice, too.
The leg is doing fine, although we haven't done anything with it, really, since I got here. The biggest impediment right now is the urethral surgery and the catheter therefrom. Whenever they try to move me, the first thing they do is carefully remove the tape which has been holding the tube to my belly to keep it from moving. Instantaneous internal joy. It doesn't seem to occur to them that it might be taped there for a reason.The cath is supposed to come out next monday, and I honestly don't know if I'll make it that long. Drugs help. Valium is our friend!
Anyway, thta's where things are right now. I need to find out more about how the rehab is supposed to go. The scheduleing is still really vague. All I've got is "can't put any wieght on left leg until September 9th". On the other hand, I've lost at least 30 pounds. My feet are no longer swollen. I can has ankle bones!
Again, I love you all, and I'll get online a quickly as I can. I have to single out a few people for really incredible stuff behind the scenes. First and foremost, Leslie. [ed. aw shucks!]. Anne. Rob Balder - Ohhhh, Rob! Mark Bernstein. Sharon Brevoort.Uncle Kage. Merav Hoffman. Christine Lavin. Bill Holbrook. Sandy Schreiber. Steve Jackson. David Stockton, Andrew Smirl. Joey Shoji. Tom Rockwell. Possible Oscar. Basically all of you in general, and everyone at DuckCon, Contata, AnthroCon, and the Tom Smith cover project in particular.
You guys are getting at least three fuckin' operas out of this.
Love, Tom
