I do like Mondays.

Mondays are normal days. After the bit of a panic over the weekend, all the markers are ok again. What looked like an oncoming infection turned out to be a false alarm, at least so far: Entwarnung!

When we went into his room today, he was sitting up on his bed, feet on the floor, back supported by a big foam square, shoulders pulled back by one therapist who was standing on the bed behind Pádraig (trying not to fall off:), head held up high by another therapist. It was amazing!!! The idea of him sitting up, on one side of his bed, with his feet down on the floor, is really incredible. They had tried this before. But this time we were able to see it – and seeing is believing, although it was really hard to believe my eyes. Wow! What a sensation this must be for Pádraig! I am getting back up! I am on my way! I am sailing! Dream Boat here I come! Nothing is going to stop me!

Not sure whether i mentioned that last Friday I received a call from a company who said that they had been asked to prepare and deliver a wheelchair for Pádraig and that they would be in touch again this week with details. When we asked in the hospital, no one knew anything about it. Could it be that this is German bureaucracy not working? Or will he really get a new wheelchair? To be honest, while there are a few things that need to get fixed on the wheelchair he has, it’s not bad…. Bad, however, are the news about the MOTOMed 2 racing bike – the manufacturers sent a palette and a huge box to send it back to repair. It has been broken for the best part of a month now, I can only imagine how long it will take to get it fixed. It’s amazing: with your PC you get next time home repair, with something as important as an exercise bike for patients in rehab it takes ages. (I think I might ring the company and tell them I am interested in buying one of their bikes, but have heard that their breakdown service is worse than that of the AA, or even the ADAC for that matter!)

The best news today: Entwarnung and Sitting Up!