OK, the color may need some work, and they were not perfect, but pretty close to perfect – they were all the same size and round, which is a step in the right direction. The Macarons were simple, with no flavoring and the ganache was a white chocolate ginger, that was very tasty. You will have to come to Palm Springs to try them!
Today was another lost day, sort of. We were supposed to have the plumber come to fix the water pressure in the kitchen and another pool guy to take a look and give us a bid, but neither of them showed up. Now, granted, it was the Saturday before Christmas, but they both told me that they would be here, so we waited. We did walk and exercise, and we also had a great FaceTime chat with Alex, Claire, Theo and Pat (Claire’s Mom). Blade also lent us one of the stimulators that he uses with David, and we worked on his shoulder a bit, and he is getting some movement there. He has been having some pain from the subluxation (the separation of the arm from the shoulder) and building up more muscle there will help with that.
Yesterday, we had a great session with Blade and more tennis. Bill and David were actually hitting back and forth a good bit, which was fun to see, and great for David. He is walking a few steps to move closer to the net on his own, which is also very good for him. I think that the tennis, beyond being fun and good for his overall emotional state, is doing wonders for his balance. Bill is also great with David. Now, I promised myself that tomorrow I would join the tennis club, so I can start hitting. I can’t remember if I mentioned this, but the day after Christmas we start having an aide coming in three times a week, which will give me a break. Some might say a well deserved break. Now I have to figure out what to do with those precious hours!
In spite of all the difficulties that we have encountered in the year and a half since the stroke, what strikes me most is how lucky we have been to have found great people to work with David who honestly care, and take a real interest and stake in David’s progress. Bill is not a therapist but I really think that he enjoys hitting with David and has such a perfect disposition for David. Blade and Mary and Arlene and Holly and Glorianne are all great, not to mention all the folks in NYC who kept both David and me going.