Dean Namba: Friday, July 17

Friday, July 17, 2009

Friday, July 17

Today I spent the day with Deano, attending his various therapies, and actually today was devoted to me and him. The purpose of today was to continue the conversation about his inevitable discharge from LBH. I must say the staff there are incredibaly caring and helpful and are really accommodating in insuring a smooth transition home.

Alot happened and I intended to share it all and truth be told, I am on emotional and physical overload right now and am finding it difficult to concentrate.

Good night for now.

1 comment:

UNCLE DAVE said...: HELLO EVERYONE, UNCLE DAVE HERE. SUNDAY MORNING AND I'M JUST GETTING HOME FROM CHURCH. THROUGHOUT OUR YEARS, WE LEARN THAT GOD, WANTS US TO SPEAK AND TEACH HIS WORD, LOVE ONE ANOTHER AND HELP ONE ANOTHER. WELL HERE IT GOES. I'M NOT HERE NOT TO PREACH, BUT TO HELP OUT ONE OF OUR SISTERS, TERI (MARIA). I WAS AT THE HOSPITAL FRIDAY, MAKING AN UNEXPECTED VISIT. NOW ONE THING THAT MAKES ME HAPPY IN LIFE, IS HEARING FROM MY FAMILY. WHAT MAKES ME MORE HAPPY IS SEEING MY FAMILY AND SPENDING TIME WITH THEM. WHEN I ARRIVED AT DEAN,S ROOM, HE WAS IN AND OUT OF A QUICK SLUMBER. WE HAD A SHORT CONVERSATION, ME ASKING BRIEF QUESTIONS, THAT REQUIRED NOTHING MORE THAN A YES OR NO ANSWER. DEAN RESPONDED TO ALL QUESTIONS ASKED. NOW, THOUGH THEY WERE VERY EXAGERATED HEAD NODS, EITHER DEAN WAS VERY HAPPY TO CONVERSE IN HIS MANNER OR HE WAS EXCITED TO SEE UNCLE DAVE, I'M HOPING IT WAS THE LATTER! SHORTLY THEREAFTER, DEAN SLUMBERRED OFF INTO LA-LA LAND. I'M LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW AND UP PULLS TWO OF MY NIECES, TERI AND KRISTINE AND TWO CHILDREN, IN THE BACK OF THE CAR. JUST BEFORE TERI WALKS IN THE ROOM, DEAN AWOKE, A SENSE HE MUST HAVE WHEN SHE'S NEAR. KRISTINE, SHAME ON YOU FOR NOT COMING IN TO SAY HELLO!! DURING THE AFTERNOON, TERI AND I CHATTED. I SAW A LOOK IN HER EYES, THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. IT WAS A LOOK OF BEING OVER-BURDONED. AS SHE SPOKE, I REALIZED, SHE NEEDED HELP! TWO SPEACH THERAPISTS, TWO INTERNS, TERI, DEAN AND MYSELF WERE NOW IN THE ROOM TOGETHER. WE WERE THEN GIVEN AN ANATOMY CLASS, EDUCATION ON THE WAY THE BREATHING TUBE FEEDING TUBE AND VOICE BOX ALL WORK WITHIN US, AND HOW THEY ARE ARRANGED WITHIN US. WE WERE ALSO INFORMED, THAT IF ONE DOESN'T PERFORM IT'S FUNCTION PROPERLY, HOW IT COULD AFFECT THE OTHERS. DURING THE "CLASS", DEAN IS LISTENING IN, WITH A MUSCLE STIMULATOR ENGAGED AROUND HIS THROAT. WE WERE ALSO INTRODUCED TO THE LAP TOP, WHICH WILL BE PROGRAMMED AND USED FOR DEAN'S SPEECH. AT ONE POINT, TERI WISPERED SOMETHING IN DEAN'S EAR, WHICH WE ALL HEARD. AT THIS POINT, DEAN BECAME "VERY" EMOTIONAL. NOW, COMING FROM A MAN, THIS WAS "BEAUTIFUL"!!! I HAD ONLY SEEN DEAN, TWICE BEFORE FRIDAY, SINCE HIS ORDEAL, AND TO SEE THIS EMOTION, HE IS VERY MUCH ALIVE AND WITH US. NOT THAT I EVER DOUBTED IT. THERE WAS NOT A DRY EYE IN THE ROOM. TERI, BEING AS STRONG AS SHE IS, COMFORTED DEAN. AT CLASSES END, EVERYONE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF TERI AND MYSELF, EXCUSED THEMSELVES FROM THE ROOM. TERI OFFERED TO SHAVE DEAN. I FOUND IT NECESSARY TO LEAVE AT THIS TIME, BECAUSE THE THOUGHT OF A WOMAN'S HAND, HOLDING A RAZOR AT A MAN'S THROAT, IS NOT SOMETHING, I DON'T WISH TO WITNESS. ONE THING I FORGOT TO PASS ON WAS IN THE MORNING SESSION, TERI WAS INVOLVED IN HELPING DEAN IN HIS THERAPY, WHICH INVOLVED CLIMBING STAIRS AND GETTING IN AND OUT OF A VEHICLE. TERI, I HOPE I DIDN'S STEP ON ANY
TOES, AND THAT I DID YOU SOME JUSTICE, BY TAKING OVER WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION, BUT JUST TRUST THAT I DID IT WITH GOOD INTENTIONS. LOVE YOU ALWAYS, UNCLE DAVE; July 19, 2009 at 12:18 PM

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