And I do love him. Kenny is so precious, even when I want to wring his neck, I still adore him. He is doing so well mentally. He is still sharp as a tack. He is tiring physically, but mentally he's still going strong. He is still trying to figure out if I would rather him wet his "pullups" during the day or have him "ring for me to take him to the 'latrine'." Also he has yet to figure out why I was upset with him for going to bed at 7 PM the other night. Today he told the nurse that we thought he was sleeping too much. I had to explain again that going to bed so early was my challenge, not how much he sleeps. I told him he could sleep all day in his chair. I finally simply said, "If you insist in going to bed early, you will not receive your sleeping pills until 9 or 9:30 - no earlier!" That is also what I told Laura today. Laura McCormick sat with Nanny (Hyrtha) after her stroke. She has been so wonderful. She stops in occasionally to check on Kenny. She has agreed to come and stay with him this weekend so that Larry and I can go up to North Carolina mountains to check on our house we and the kids are building. I am really looking forward to getting away for a little while. Add us to your prayers that Kenny will fare well without us and that we will have a safe and fun trip.
Speaking of being sharp as a tack, some of you may remember that last summer he was interviewed by Greg Everett on our local FOX affiliate TV station. Greg was really fascinated with Kenny's incredible memory. Well, he is sending one of his reporters over tomorrow to interview him again focusing on his military service during WWII, especially his stint in the Far East when he served under General Claire Chennault. Kenny is a wonderful story teller and is great talking about his experiences during that time during the war. As soon as we find out when it will be shown, we will let you all know how to access it on the Internet.
Things are looking up for us to try to spend some time at the Inlet. I even got a wonderful email from my friend Ann Rymski in New York State. She and her husband spend two weeks at the Inlet almost every fall. In the letter, she went into great detail as to how I could make the house more handicap accessible. I have it saved. I will print it out and may use it as a blueprint for what to do. I felt really good today when Sherry (Papa's nurse) told Kenny that she thought it would be very good for him to go to the Inlet. She feels like he could use the change of scenery, especially since it is only a 30 minute trip; sitting on the porch and watching the birds and marsh would be really therapeutic for him. (It will truly be therapeutic for me too!) Now if I can just find one of those upside tomato planters that I can take over there with me and maybe plant some basil and mint, I will be really ready for summer. So, if we get down there, y'all come....
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