Food and Wine Selections

(Photo: Jeff & Josh Joshing with the Bob)

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick and wonderful Bob-ism from Josh: Today, after dropping my mom off to fly back to Seoul, I stopped by the center for my daily dose of Uncle Bob. Uncle Jeff met me there and we all gathered on Bob's courtyard for an afternoon salon. I showed Bob the draft of my dissertation that I recently defended as well as the place where I thank him for all the support he's given me and we had quite an emotional moment. After all those feelings we decided it was time to eat! (It was a guilt free dinner because I always say that nothing burns calories like expressing feelings.)

Bob indicated that he wanted to go on a walk and we all made our way after his lead. He's been doing such an incredible job in PT that once we got him in the wheelchair he was able to wheel himself in our slow caravan. As auntie Shadoan carried his food out to him, hospital staff kept stopping to ask her where she was taking the food. This is because, as everyone knows, hospital food is delicious and there's been a recent and wild epidemic of middle aged asian women breaking into rehab units and stealing the patient's meals. Once she convinced the staff that she was not, in fact, part of this vast food stealing conspiracy, Sharon was able to join Jeff, Bob and I in the garden.

While we were waiting for Shadoan to get to us, Jeff and I were trying to get Bob to tell us who was cooler and better looking. Well, obviously we weren't doing that because there's no contest, but we were messing around with him and Jeff asked, "Hey, how's the food here, Bob, is it pretty good?"

Uncle Bob took a long pause, and then started to work to form a word, "oooo"... "oooor".... "hoooor"...

"That's right, Bob, you can do it," we said, and out it came: "Horrible."

We both burst into laughter because THAT's the Bob we know and love! I quickly followed up with, "Well, sure the food's only ok, but how's the wine selection."

Bob laughed again and said, wryly - and with a little bit of ease - "Horrible."

So we know one thing for sure: the food and wine selection at the hospital may not be great (despite the thieving of those gangs of asian lady food stealers mentioned above) but something is working cause every day I see my Uncle coming back and it is such a gift and joy.

Much love,

Nephew Josh