Home alone

Karen's sister Cindy came up last night to visit with Skippy for the weekend.

I find myself home alone for the first time in 3 months and it feels strange not to have my best friend here with me.

She is out with her sister doing whatever sisters do. I am only told it is "Girl Stuff". Not really sure what that means. But she's out and about and in a mall so I know it's a good day for her.

Karen is doing so much better, with huge changes in just the last couple of weeks alone. Her control of her left hand increases every day. Her walking is getting more and more even and steady.

I am so proud of the attitude she has kept through this entire experience. I am not sure I could have stayed so positive. She always has a smile on her face and a good word to say.

She doesn't always tell you all just how hard she is working to get back to as close to normal as possible and how hard she works just living her daily life here in Washington. With the arrival of her belongings, thanks to the efforts of her Mom, Cindy, Lori, Curtis, and Scott packing everything she owns into a trailer borrowed from David, she has even more to keep her busy. Karen has not once complained about anything having to do with her situation or the need to unpack everything here.

As I stated before I am very proud of her and all of you should be also. She is a perfect example of keeping a great attitude when everything around you offers an excuse not to.

I am very much looking forward to becoming her husband and spending the rest of my life with her, also becoming part of a family who values so much what family is. That includes her extended family and all her friends who have shown me what the words family and friends means. I have never seen such outpouring of love and support and I wanted to take this chance to say thank you to everyone in California and our friends and neighbors here in Washington. You have all made a big difference in how we have been able to deal with this experience.

Thanks again, Michael