Progress

This morning Big Guy got up before 10 (amazing on its own), showered alone, got dressed, got his tea and drove to meet a friend for a bagel.  This is major progress.  BG is frustrated, though. I think he is now close enough to near normal functioning to be able to taste it.  But he can't quite get there yet and honestly, may never get to where he was before this  7+ week episode.  Sleep has been one of the biggest problems.  Ambien will get him to sleep, but then he can't stay asleep.  Ambien CR last night seemed to do a better job!  We never know whether to call the neurologist or the pcp for help.  So sometimes we call both. 

This morning I asked BG don't you hate it when you start writing something important with a pen and the pen stops working? He said he hates it when he tries to write with a pen and his hand does not work.

During this episode BG has probably eaten 15 watermelons.  Watermelon seems to revive him and he even gets it in the middle of the night.  Our compost pile abounds with watermelon rinds.  I wonder if I will ever cut a watermelon again without remembering this time.