It is late evening in Seattle, we just finished watching "Ice Age, the Meltdown" on TV. That is the way the evening went, playing canasta and watching TV at the Red Lion Hotel. The drive over today was very easy, actually quite nice. We could see Mount Rainier from east of Moses Lake and the sun was shining most of the way. We got to Harborview Medical Center just after noon, and spent 4 hours visiting with Mark and Liz. It was a fantastic time! Just before we got there the nurse helped Mark to stand up next to his bed. He was able to stand on his own strength, and could feel the strength in his thigh and calf muscles. When we arrived he was eating his lunch, on his own! He had a couple of physical therapy sessions in the afternoon, the second of which they had him standing up again between the parallel bars in the gym. If you could have seen the smile on his face, and hear the joy in his voice you would have had tears in your eyes just like we did. He looks great! It was a wonderful day, and we give thanks to God for the miracles that he has already worked for Mark and Liz. They are looking forward to going home to Texas in 3 weeks. Kay and I both know that the recovery is far from over. Mark has quite a ways to go yet, and a lot of work to do, but we are sure that the recovery will continue, and there is no reason to think that Mark will recover to almost, if not totally back to where he was before the accident.
We are probably going to be going to Ikea in the morning, and then to the market in downtown Seattle for a bite to eat before heading home. We hope to get back to Spokane before dark, at least not to much after it gets dark. We might drop by the hospital again tomorrow just before leaving town...if time permits.
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