What a simple joy to see Paige sipping from her ubiquitous water bottle and eating her first solid foods today.  Laurie is now allowed to cook for Paige, which is good for both of them, and she arrived this morning with macaroni and cheese, swedish meatballs and brown rice to celebrate a fond farewell to the dreadful dysphagia diet.  Paige told the dietician that her favorite food was really...chocolate.

Paige approached her physical therapy with determination.  She climbed stairs and tied her sneakers.  She told her nurse that her Mom overreacts and over analyses, then peppered Laurie with many an "I love you".  

We are all finding our way around her impressive rehabilitation hospital.  Paige is followed by the medical director of the brain injury program, the director of rehabilitation psychology, a director of neurological rehabilitation, a case worker, a neurosurgeon, and many wonderful therapists and nurses.  Her team, and they are quite a team, thinks she is making good progress.  

We received perhaps the largest get well card ever to pass through the postal service.  It is signed by most of the Kent community.  It is petitioning Paige to recover.  Many thanks for pulling that together.