STANDING STRONG WITH JOSE AS BACKUP.
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Wow, Michael is so much stronger and more lucid! He's made incredible progress!
Sunday, the only day of no therapy, brought back his Marco Polo spirit, and twice we went on explores. He enjoyed the two inner courtyards (being well-bundled), meeting weekend staff, and seeing all the nooks and crannies of the place (I started to wonder if he was planning his escape...)
HEIGHTENED OR ALTERED SENSE OF SMELL. Michael has developed an acute sense of smell and not only thinks everyone constantly has bad breath (including yours truly), but smells smoke where there is none I can detect.
And we both laughed in defeat when he even found the scent of Altoids on my breath overwhelming! The therapist says it happens occasionally with stroke victims and they'll test it later.
HANGING OUT. Late afternoon, Michael invited me up on the bed and we had a "jama" party, chatting about looking forward to being in our King size bed in Paso and then recuperating in Hawaii.
When prompted, he DID remember some of the events in Ojai before he got sick. And he knows this blog is available for him to look at later if he wants to fill in the gaps.
But it feels like I've got my sweetie back SO much more!
This is better.
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