I think Sam convinced the staff at Eden Park to go along with an early April Fool's Day joke - there is no physical evidence that he fell on his head last week! Actually, there is the tiniest reddish patch right in the center of his "headfore" (as Hannah used to say) at the hairline, so it does look like maybe something happened. He loved Mangeca's tease about the Margarita's. :-)
Hello everyone. This is a quick one just to let you know that I'm sorry the comment feature wasn't working when I sent out the last long posting about Sam. It is is working now. You can comment here, or return to that long one and comment there.
fyi, also, Sam is ok, but he fell out of his wheelchair earlier today and did take a trip to the hospital to get checked out. Everything seems fine except for a bump and bruise, and he's back at Eden now. I think this is the second time it's happened; he leans forward for something and gravity pulls him right on down.
I'll see him Saturday and will, of course, let you all know what's what.
I saw Sam last Saturday....five days ago. It took me four days to think about what I wanted to say, and I've been flat out so - finally - here I am. A lot has happened, Sam's friend and neighbor Elaine Dixon died after several days of being in critical condition from an accident, she was hit and run over by a car. Some of Sam's good friends have arranged for him to get to the funeral this Saturday, bless them. I know its important to Sam.
He's having a rough time. He won't admit it, probably, but here's my suspicion. The reality of the decay of the speech center and fine motor control muscles that produce speech is here. His mind is still as sharp as ever, but its harder to tell because it takes him so much effort to speak. Folks have to be more patient than ever, adjusting to his speed, and reading very small cues. I gave him a hard time about not giving cues sometimes when he thinks what he wants is so damn obvious any fool would get it (!) - but folks are trying to be respectful and be sure. I said he's gotta give us those cues even when it seems obvious to him.
