Wednesday June 24 evening

Tonight, as I was driving home, I noticed that the moon was just a sliver. It could be perceived as a smiley face or upside down slight semi circle but it reminded me of the time we were all in Galveston together and it looked the same. I remember remarking to John later in the evening as he was cooking the most amazing dinner how pretty the moon was and he agreed. Some people think that a full, bright moon is pretty but to us that night there was something spectacular in the lack thereof. There is a picture below of that trip and we went to watch John and his niece, Sydney, kayak in the surf. I think it is pretty great that in the picture, there are so many seagulls around John waiting for some food as if they know how generous he is when it comes to feeding the animals! Also, he and Sydney really had a great time and I've included the picture above of them after they paddled in. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to talk to John's brother and he remarked that he felt selfish and I agreed that we want more chances to kayak, fish or just spend time with John and we hope that we are on the right path to make that happen. Sometimes the simple things bring us to present and make us realize that we should stop waiting and just do.

Today, Holly took the second (and oldest) of the three Boston Terriers, Harley to the hospital to see John. Harley is a bit more hyperactive and as such, they allowed him to walk around the room. I must say that John's room has a sliding glass door so it wasn't as if he was free but soon, the primary care physician came in. Holly was talking to the doctor and Harley slipped out and made it down to the nurses station! They were relieved that he didn't run into somebodies room but it's a decent jaunt down to the nurses station. Holly figured out he was missing in action and gathered him up but I'm sure the little guy was just trying to check up on the nursing staff and bark them into shape and make sure they knew just how much John is loved. And the good news is that they were happy to see him too!

John had dialysis today and although it was busy, he did love some soda Holly gave him and instead of trying to get him to say Holly, they started with, "Hol", and he said it twice while she and Honeygal were there. Tomorrow, I will be able to spend some time with John and give Holly some well-needed respite time. As far as updates, what we can say is that the primary care physician showed great surprise at John's progress as Holly demonstrated the ability to give him something to drink and to give her a kiss. While their job is to anticipate the worst, it is our job to show them who John is and what he is capable of until they get to know him for themselves.