Devondancer - News continues to be good

devondancer · Post by **devondancer** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:28 pm

Lesley's pain continues to decrease, with the new pain killers, and her heart is stable now. Pain was a part of her original injury problem anyway: the op was not to cure that (unless she was very lucky) but to stop it getting worse, and to prevent irreversible spinal cord damage. As the surgery appears to have worked (albeit at the third attempt) we hope that her mobility will improve again and that the pain will lessen or be controllable. She just wants to get up, walk, go home and dance!

Today when I went in she had slept for 14 hours solidly: the first natural sleep she has had for two and a half weeks (I think! Lost touch with the days somewhere.) She still looks as if she has just been run over by a bus, but she is white instead of blue and she looks like herself. She also looks VERY determined. She has actually blown a whistle today (with the mute!) and not run out of breath too quickly. And very proud she is, and I am. She has now asked for a physiotherapist to get her moving again - tomorrow if possible! We are having to remind her to make haste slowly.

She loved the seal joke - we are both very British, obviously! Thanks for all the jokes - of course I can tell her all the same ones tomorrow as she will have forgotten the punch lines by then. And all the good wishes and messages from all of you have meant so much to her. I hope that shortly she can thank you herself.

Once again, grateful thanks from both of us for your support. The road remains stony but I hope it is flattening out, and that, as cowtime said so beautifully, devondancer will soon be dancing downhill.

Roland

Lambchop · Post by **Lambchop** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:45 pm

Hooray! I'm thrilled to hear that!

We're still hanging in there with you.

izzarina · Post by **izzarina** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:46 pm

Great news, Roland! Thank you for keeping us posted

peeplj · Post by **peeplj** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:56 pm

That is very good news!

--James

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:19 pm

djm · Post by **djm** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:44 pm

... er .... what was the seal joke?

djm

Lambchop · Post by **Lambchop** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:18 pm

djm wrote:... er .... what was the seal joke?

djm

The Seal Joke:

Two men are reading their newspapers when one says: 'It says here there's a fellow in Devon who plays his cello to the seals.' 'Oh really', says the other. 'Yes', says the first, 'Of course, they don't take a blind bit of notice.'

We'll apparently have to buy a book to explain why it's funny.

tansy · Post by **tansy** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 5:46 pm

The very best news, Roland

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:00 pm

devondancer wrote: She has actually blown a whistle today (with the mute!)

I was nowhere near her other than sending my prayers to the two of you.

SteveShaw · Post by **SteveShaw** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:27 pm

Good on yer both, Roland. But just think of that suntan you're both missing out on...

(For our Merkin readers, we are currently experiencing the worst summer since the end of the last glaciation)

anniemcu · Post by **anniemcu** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:55 pm

cowtime · Post by **cowtime** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 7:17 pm

Wonderful, wonderful news!

mukade · Post by **mukade** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 8:25 pm

Excellent news!

There is nothing like whistle therapy.

...except maybe flute therapy.

...but even better is pipe therapy.

Mukade

Cork · Post by **Cork** » Sun Aug 10, 2008 10:11 pm

I've been following, but haven't said anything until now.

I admire her spirit, and I also admire your spirit, Mr. Devondancer.

I wish you both a full and speedy recovery.

:-)

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