This afternoon, I had the pleasure of getting beat at cards by John and happened to get lucky enough to capture it on film! We were playing no limit hold 'em and John ended up with aces and two's to my lowly pair of eights. I am now $10,000 dollars in debt to John. He has so graciously allowed me to make payments of ten dollars per month for the rest of my life to settle up! Hopefully, I will have the opportunity to go double or nothing with him and even out the scoreboard. One thing we noticed while playing cards with him is that he remembers the rules of the game and knew that he had a great hand. I know that doesn't seem like much but hold 'em and other similar card games require reasoning, memory and the ability to make good bets. He doubled the bet knowing that he had a great hand. We also played a bit of blackjack and he would separate face cards (as if splitting his hand) and I would swear he even tried to cheat a bit! For those of you who have ever played board or card games with John, he is known for his cheating...it entertains him throughout the game and is always done in jest!
Every weekend, they have activities such as bingo and Wii bowling so hopefully he will be participating in these games too. Pretty much anything he can do to help with coordination of mind and body is a good thing at this point and he seems to enjoy it a great deal. He doesn't like to sit still and even when he is in his wheelchair, he continuously wants to push himself along with his feet. It will not be long before he is walking and won't require the wheelchair but in the meantime, they keep using it as a vehicle to strengthen his legs. He also enjoys flipping light switches on and off as you stroll down the corridors with him and pretty much any switch or cord within reach is a target and we are just grateful that there are no fire alarms to pull within arms length!
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