A Year of Thanks!

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Dear Friends and Family,
Like so many of you, Bob and I are getting into the holiday season. We've started decorating the yard (can someone help me with lights?) and the house although the tree isn't up yet. Bob is happy that I'm home with him and I'm happy to hang out with him so that I not worrying about him as much. Every day is a miracle and I feel blessed that he's with me and we're adjusting to our new normal. Recovery will be a life-long process and I'm thankful every day for the little miracles that we see happening every day. He can blow kisses to me now (think about how many muscles and neurons that takes to sequence in your brain) and hand signal for me to come to him (full fingers or just the "come here" signal. He put a 300 piece puzzle together in an hour. Bob:

• Starts his day by walking downstairs (and upstairs) without my assistance
• Makes hot chocolate, pours a glass of juice, and gets the LA Times by himself so that I get to sleep in
• Reads the paper-sports section first (he says he's able to understand about 75-85% now-a HUGE improvement)
• Tells me my breakfasts and dinners are "delicious (but my lunches "need some work", to which I respond, "at least you get lunch")
• Stacks his dirty dirty dishes and helps me fold laundry
• Works so hard in his speech therapy. Last night he told me that "it's tough not to be able to talk". His speech therapists, Britney and Breeanne, are just wonderful with him. He actually has full-on conversations with them! I love the University of Redlands Truesdail Center! 
• Talks to me as best he can - and somehow, we have wonderful conversations. (Maybe it's a lifetime of speaking broken English with my mother.)
• Never complains or gripes about his situation - he just does what he needs to do and is so sweet and kind. 
• Still works at walking--although the cold weather is hard on him.
• Tries not to complain about my driving. I really have been working on improving, too.

Our fall has been taken up with speech therapy and exercising at the Drayson Center, but in October, we saw a number of friends, Roger, Sandra, Ann, Chris, Russ, Kathy and Hank, Bryan and Denis. In early November, we spent a week in Palm Desert visiting Bob's sister and brother (they're in the photos). We're so thankful for all of our family and friends who have made life oh so bearable over the past year. Thank you for loving us! Wishing you a wonderful holiday season!

Warmest regards,

Sharon - just Sharon . . . (The Love of Bob's Life)

Happy Fall!

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