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Options
Seemingly out of the blue, it will soon be time for Vernon to move again. I started to get wind of the idea a week ago, when the dialysis-coordinator called me for a meeting to go over his Discharge Planning. Wherever he is placed next will not have on-site dialysis, so she wanted to educate me…
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Dream
I am not one to dream often…or at least I don’t often remember my dreams if I have them. And I can’t recall that I’ve had a dream about Vernon since his ordeal began. But last night I had such a vivid dream about him, I can’t shake it this morning. Not that I want…
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Physical Therapy
I’ve got to give it to Jaime, the physical therapist. In his way, he knows Vernon pretty well by now. He keeps pushing Vernon and yet is always patient and kind. And it is clear that Vernon trusts him. whether he likes working that morning, whether or not he remembers his name. I see it in the way…
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Perspective
“We don’t see things as they are. We see things as we are.” * I have long been a loyal customer of Trader Joe’s grocery stores. Not just because the stores are small and I can find things easily without too many distractions, but because the employees are so friendly and chatty. Its astounding the…
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Vernon in India
Well, sorta. Dave Crossland, Vernon’s type-design colleague, sent me this picture of the sign to his hotel today. I’m sure Dave is in India for something type-related, so how fun to see one of Vernon’s fonts marking the way. It seems there are reminders of our guy all over the world. You, too, can download Pacifico for free here.
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It’s a Family Affair
“Rejoice with your family in the beautiful land of life!” Albert Einstein Today was quite a special occasion up in Brea. Not only was I able to bring Justine up there to see her dad (they don’t allow any children under 12 to visit the rooms) but Vernon’s sister, Vanessa, and her husband, Paul, had…
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The Vows
“Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made.Our times are in his hand who saith, ‘A whole I planned, youth shows but half; Trust God: See all, nor be afraid!” ― Robert Browning I had the privilege of photographing a wedding last weekend,…
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Decannulation
NO. MORE. TRACHEOSTOMY.
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Strength and Letters
In a post script to my last update, I mentioned the phone call from the nurse telling me she had found Vernon kneeling on the floor after he had moved himself somehow from the bed. There were no injuries so it seems he had some control of his upper body and did this on purpose, rather than…
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21 Weeks
Every once in a while I return to the Rancho Los Amigos Cognitive Recovery Scale just to gage where or if Vernon has advanced in his neurological function. Basically the scale shows us the stages of recovery for a Traumatic Brain Injury. As a general rule, he longer the person is unconscious, the longer the rehabilitation process. The last…