Luke greets nearly everyone he passes in the halls or that he works with by their names....I just did a quick count and he calls by first name a minimum of 30 people. There's Andre, Amy, Anna, Annette and Aaron and then Carrie, Kari and Katie. There's Veronica and Danielle, Drew, Dana, Dave and Deb and oh, Darius, too....George and Jessica....Varney, Rory, Sally and Ali....just to name a few! And not to mention that he also knows the names of a least 10 different therapy DOGS!
When Luke's nurse comes in to do periodic checks on him, he often answers their questions before they are posed. For example, nurse Annette popped in the room today with a smile, and before she could say a word, Luke lifted his shirt and asked her, "want to look at my back?" (He's so used to both nurses and doctors checking his back incision daily). She came back a bit later and he said, "I went to the bathroom twice today," before she got her chart out to take notes.
We had the GREAT pleasure of having not one, but FOUR of Luke's teachers from Farmington come visit today: Mrs. M, Mrs. L, Mrs. K and Mrs. J. They brought a way cool book that all of Luke's classmates made for him ..... the book was a glimpse of one days' work and fun at the Kindergarten Center. They brought books,balloons, suckers and lots of hugs, too! Thank you, thank you...Luke can't wait to get back in the school groove with you all!
I can't resist sharing these cute dog photos from yet another dog show that took place this evening. This is Louie the "mutt", as his owner called him, and Sammy...a miniature poodle who could play the piano.
After the pet show, Luke rode his hospital trike around the halls for 1/2 hour solid...I was helping him out on one of his police missions. He had his bikes' "walkie talkie" going solid with communique to his partner, Brian. The mission caused him to ride faster and faster and harder and harder looking for bad guys around each corner...that police work will motivate a kid and make him forget the real work that he's doing.Today Luke's physical therapist was VERY pleased at the WALKING Luke did in a reverse walker (It was just like the one he used when he was 2 to about 4 years of age). All of his hard work is definitely paying off. After Luke's bath tonite, he was sooo tired from his days' effort that I put him to bed, and he was fast asleep before I came back from brushing my teeth.
