Determination and sarcasm

David's friend Tiffani found another article from Victoria.

http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/capital_van_isl/story.html?id=33a0395c-f209-4e88-be54-6b23d4f8b13e


Today David started his first full day of physical therapy. He did different things in the morning and afternoon. Some of his therapy is reteaching him to do everyday kinds of activities - getting dressed, brushing his teeth, taking a shower, etc. David is starting to remember how he was before the accident. He notices differences in how his body works now and it frustrates him. The therapists have told him that if he works hard he will get to go home sooner. So with all of the training that David had during his years of wrestling and football, he knows how to work hard. He has found his determination to succeed. The therapists tell him that even though right now he notices differences in how his body works now, in about 6 months there will only be minor things that anybody will notice. So, hopefully that will continue to motivate him on his road to recovery. David's sarcasm with teenage rebellion is starting to return more and more everyday. Mom says that David's lips are so dry and that he is not drinking enough water everyday. She tried to reason with him and explain that his brain needs to be hydrated and David's response was, "Yeah, whatever." Then he refused to drink any more water. Mom also said that yesterday he made the beginnings of what sounded like a laugh. It was just a "huh" sound like what you would do at the beginning of a laugh. At least there are some small steps to getting his humor back. And one more encouraging note in David's progress - tomorrow he has the long awaited appointment with the dentist. Mom has to take him out of the hospital and across the street to get something done, but all of Mom's hard work in trying to get him to the dentist will finally pay off tomorrow. After his appointment, hopefully they can help David to not be in so much pain so that he can continue to eat and drink more and more each day. He will need as much strength as possible to make it through the long hours of rehabilitation. Just as a side note, more pictures of David and his trip home will be coming soon to the blog. Technical difficulties. Sorry!