Hooray! Steve felt much better today. Yesterday morning he was switched to a different antibiotic, and so far it seems to be working. We are hoping that the cultures confirm that, because if not, the doctors would like to move Steve into the hospital.
Since it was such a beautiful day, Steve got outside for a bit. Yesterday was the last day for the nurse, Tracy. It was a tough goodbye and now the search begins for someone new.
I have been reluctant to share the news of Steve's eye exams. I guess I thought that if I didn't write it here, then maybe it wouldn't be so. But, the exam revealed that Steven has no vision in his one eye, and very poor vision in his other eye. He's legally blind. He did get a new prescription that will aid his one eye, and so we're hopeful that the new glasses will allow him to see a lot more than he can now. Obviously, the next step will be finding the assistive computer technology that will be suitable for his visual abilities.
I fly down to see Steve for the weekend tomorrow, bringing along my husband, Andrew, and my daughter, Sadie, for the first time since the accident. We'll be there for his birthday, which is Sunday. And I've been thinking about something we--his family of hope-- might be able to do collectively for his birthday. I've decided that I would like to request that everyone who reads this blog, think about Steven, sending love, prayers, meditations, chants, hopes, wishes, however you wish to express your support and encouragement, at exactly 12 PM, Alabama time.
And for that, I send you all my thanks and love.
