Wednesday Night

Well, another bump on the road to recovery. After the almost euphoric reception at the Rehab hospital last night, Mark did one of his withdrawal things and refused to respond to the Doctor's tests all day, remaining asleep. He looks much better in a tee shirt and pants than he did in the classic gown, clean shaven except for the goatee and his usual moustache -- very Vincent Van Gogh with his nearly bald head. Yesterday I told him we might have to clip one of his ears to heighten the illusion -- he definitely understood and winced. Because of the setbacks, Dr. Long, the neurologist at the Rehab, decided to send Mark back to Jefferson for an evaluation. He will be transferred back there tonight some time and will return when they think he's ready. Chris and I are quite disappointed, of course -- but the whole recovery process has been like this. I will post more in the morning when we hear something from the Jefferson doctors. (Dick)