I just got back from visiting Andy at Methodist Rehab. He continues to improve! We were able to take him outside to a pretty courtyard nearby, but only briefly. The doctor required Andy to wear his hat, sunglasses, and be taken outside in a wheelchair with a belt around him. Andy balked at the wheelchair and belt at first, but finally went along with it. For their safety, the kids on the floor have to wear a wrist security bracelet, so that had to be temporarily disarmed, so he could leave the floor. We were only outside for about 5 minutes when Andy began saying he wanted to go back inside - it was just too much overstimulation. When we got back to his room, he wanted to watch a movie, so Eddie turned on a Jim Varney ("Ernest") movie! Andy really laughed at one scene where Ernest was pretending to be an old, cranky woman. What a blessing to hear Andy's laughter again!
I have attached photos of Andy's (with Eddie's) new shoes, one of Andy laughing at the movie, a photo of what he was seeing on the screen, and everyone outside with Andy for the first time.
It must have been wonderful for him to get outside with everybody, and I laughed at the Ernest photo-just about the ugliest woman ever! I'm sure Andy's laughter was music to your ears.
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