Final Blog Entry

Mark should have his computer back on line after tonight and I hope this will give him the incentive he needs to keep in touch via email.

I know I've said this many times before, but please feel free to visit Mark on Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Please call first and we will make sure to be home. He really is missing you all.

Maybe you're holding back and think that we must be inundated with visitors. This couldn't be further from the truth.

I want to thank you all for reading this blog and all the good wishes that you've left for him. He's still not ready to read them yet but we did look at all the pictures. He's just now realizing what a long journey this has been and it's still to much for him to absorb right now.

The party was great despite the rain and we all had a good time. Mark is waiting for pictures to remind him of the day. With his short term memory problems, he has a hard time remembering who was here.

Mark's doing well at rehab. He even remembers where we're going in the mornings. During the first few weeks he would ask me a half a dozen times where we were going. Now he even remembers where to go when he gets in the door. He's even remembering his therapists names at times.

I think he's getting used to all his medications too. He's not nearly as sleepy as he was although he goes to bed between 8 and 9 at night. And we must have complete silence, thanks I'm sure to the hospitals inability to control the night noises - usually their voices yelling to each other up and down the halls.

Mark's taste buds seem to be recovering too. He's vigilant about his weight and weighs himself every day and keeps a log.

If anyone has digital pictures of the party, please email them to me. castellano@proofmark.com

Thanks!