I spent the morning with David before heading home and then to Penn Station for my 3pm train to DC. He did Physical Therapy with York and Occupational Therapy with Amanda. He is getting stronger with his right leg, and they are working on getting him able to straighten the leg and lock his knee. York said that later today he would walk again – practice, practice, practice. Amanda retaped his shoulder to keep everything in place and and did some exercises to strengthen his right arm. His right arm is still very weak, but seems to get a bit more each day.
I got a note from Gwen Lipsky who brought David dinner tonight, and they had a nice dinner and were joined by Hilary Ainger who brought chocolate, and they had a nice evening.
When I got to DC, I took a trial walk to the State Department building where the Oral Assessment is tomorrow at 7am. I am not sure if I will write in the blog tomorrow – I won’t have much news of David, I don’t think. He has some visitors lined up for tomorrow, and Liz (thanks Liz) will be checking in with him, and with him so I can call and say hello and let them know how it went. Then I head back on the train on Saturday morning at 9am.
Had a delightful dinner date with David this evening. We feasted on takeout panini from Bar Veloce, chatted about the new school year and then I had the pleasure of meeting Hilary Ainger. We had a fascinating conversation about how technology does (or doesn’t affect the craft of teaching. It was wonderful to see David’s vigor, cheer and progress.