Tim was here this morning to cheer as MJ strolled out the door, down the hall and around the bend. And this afternoon's walk was even longer - strong and steady. Upon return to the room, MJ promptly fell asleep for 4 hours. Felt good. And Sam will spend the night with his Mom in the hospital tonight - on a blow-up bed.
Not much new to report medically. I'm sure things will pick up on Monday. MJ's voice is as strong as ever. It sounds normal :)
Talk to you tomorrow....JR
That's such great news. It seems crazy that they make you get up and walk so soon after surgery, but it does seem to have a salutary effect. And a walking, talking-with-strong-voice MJ is very happy-making!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the upbeat report! iHugs, Jamie & Ralph
ReplyDeleteMJ...I miss you and will certainly miss you tonight! Know that you will be in my heart tonight and always. Keep it up... I love you!
ReplyDeleteMichelle
MJ, don't know if you are a gardener or not, but I just spent the last couple of hours digging and weeding and thinking about what kinds of plants you would like. Right now my lavender smells great, and I am planting more tomatoes and moving things around. I realized that when my kids were young, gardening was a great escape and having really dirty hands and shoes meant I wasn't much help inside...We just had a hard quick rain, a good excuse to come inside and rest, plus it is really hot and humid here in Pittsburgh. Then the sun came out and I looked for a rainbow, but I think it is over McGee and your side of town. You are in my thoughts. Best, Rebecca
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ReplyDeleteThanks to Amy Jonas, I was able to participate in the Friday night service at Rodef. The service and Rabbi Bisno's remarks were as moving as Jonathan described! It was great to give Sam a big hug and know that energy would be transfered to you, as well! I know it is hard work to be flashing your famous smile and increasing your walk-a-thon daily. Keep up the good work and know that you have a huge fan club cheering you on.
I just want to endorse a previously made recommendation to use the website, "Lots of Helping Hands", to coordinate the efforts of the Tocci-Rest Fan Club. It's free and easy to use so that folks can pitch in to help, as needed, with food, rides, shopping, laundry, gardening, visiting.
Looking forward to staying in touch through the blog. xoxo to the whole Tocci-Rest team,
Diane (plus Nat, Jason, Geoff & Abby)
P.S. I would post a recent photo, but I am not sure how to do it. I am sure it would make you smile! I'll work on learning how to do that this week....
So glad Sam is able to do an overnight at the hospital. I spent yesterday with my son David, and today with Joel--I have always been deliberate about spending special "mom time" with the kids individually--even now that they are 23 and 18 (Emma, 20, is living in Dayton right now). You learn a lot about each other away from the house, even if it's just grocery shopping or dropping off "hard to recycle" electronics (yesterday's errand with David). Those kids--a pain in the neck sometimes (unable to remember that we have a dishwasher and how to actually look for stuff in a refrigerator) but always a blessing.
ReplyDeleteMJ, you give true meaning to that New Testament "Arise and walk" story. We are following your progress intently and are amazed to see you taking control of your care...with the help of all your devotees...count us in that group.
ReplyDeleteove you all,
M.
Hi everyone! We have the lotsahelpinghands website up but please note that Jonathan has asked that we all hold off on delivering anything to the house till MJ is home. But in the meantime you can sign up to be a member of Team MJ Tocci at the link below. Then when MJ and Jonathan are ready for some deliveries of love, groceries, meals, laundry pick up, or whatever they can let us all know and we can start signing up. So, the site is at:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.lotsahelpinghands.com/c/627958/