"Just like school"

Yesterday Mike spent an afternoon with family at Snoqualmie Falls. He hiked around the area, navigating stairs and slopes with ease. Afterwards, he enjoyed a wonderful lunch of Ahi tuna. The outing provided Suzanne with a much-needed two hour break.

Mike's jovial attitude and spirit is a pleasure to be around. He is fascinated with life's many details such as dogs at Starbucks, train trestles in the distance and turtles on logs.

Mike continues to work hard on his cognitive abilities- chronology of life, short term memory, word recognition and recall. His therapists have him reading and writing in a daily notebook- which he commented is "just like school." The occupational therapist put him to work by practicing daily routines like emptying the dishwasher and making sandwiches for guests. When asked about his illness, he cannot recall anything about his weeks in the hospital. His first memory is of walking into his home.

Susie and Mike are very appreciative of ALL the support, prayers, helping hands and greeting cards. Mike reads aloud the cards to Susie who is including them in a scrapbook.