Tracy here on Tuesday, 15 March. If everything works out tomorrow, this will have been Mike's last day in Auckland for a while. Mike had a good day. He's added another response to the thumbs-up and grinning - when his mate Craig was telling him about Craig's uni courses, Mike's eyebrows went up skeptically when Craig mentioned an accounting paper. Nice to know the economist is still in there. He still gets tired very easily and sometimes responds, and then a short time later seems to be deeply asleep.
The plan is to fly Mike down to Wellington tomorrow. This isn't guaranteed to happen, aside from the risk of the hospital having to change its plans due to some emergency, Wellington airport is closed tonight due to the weather and it may still be closed tomorrow. Mum's flying with Mike and we hope that she'll remember to note down the details of the plane for when he asks for this very important information. Andrew and I drove down today in Mike's car and Dad was meant to fly down, but is now back in Auckland. We left Auckland in glorious sunshine - Wellington had better get its act together before Mike's Auckland mates start heading down south.
Mike still tires very easily, and we expect that he will be tired for the next couple of days after the flight down. If you want to visit Mike in Wellington, please call Dad on 027-445-5326 or Mum on 021-455-326 beforehand to see how things are going. We are very sorry about having to keep on limiting Mike's visitors like this, but everything we've read on head injuries says that if the patient gets over-tired one day, it will take several days for them to recover, and this reduces the benefits that they get from their therapy. It's the downside of Mike having so many good friends and a big family.
Big thanks to all the Auckland hospital staff who have taken such good care of Mike over the last three weeks and have put up with the hordes of visitors, truckloads of cards, helium balloons and Lance Armstrong readings.
Mike is going to have a shock when he realises that not only has he been moved from Auckland to Wellington, but his bike is broken, his CD collection has suddenly got a lot mellower, and his sister has stolen his car.
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Best of luck for the move tomorrow.
My thoughts will be with you and I hope everything goes smoothly for the flight down South. Will miss you all but I am sure that this will be a very positive step forward for Mike and all the Wilkinsons!!
Look forward to catching up with everyone and checking out Mike's progress down in wonderful Wellington soon.
Keep up the hard work and "LIVEstrong" Mike, you have what it takes!
Much love to all,
Zoe
Best of luck for the move tomorrow.
My thoughts will be with you and I hope everything goes smoothly for the flight down South. Will miss you all but I am sure that this will be a very positive step forward for Mike and all the Wilkinsons!!
Look forward to catching up with everyone and checking out Mike's progress down in wonderful Wellington soon.
Keep up the hard work and "LIVEstrong" Mike, you have what it takes!
Much love to all,
Zoe
Lee, Bryce, Tracy and all your family,
we all admire how you are working together to speed Michael's recovery. All the very best for the transfer to Wellington. We will be thinking of you and hoping the airport clears but even if the weather delays you, I am sure Lee's impressive organisational skills will ensure all goes well.
Sally and Pat
everytime we have had somewhere to go which is important Wellington airport does its thing!!!Typical wellington Bills Mother even missed his graduation as she had routed herself through Wellington and the fog descended She didnt make it to the ceremony in CHCH.
Have a safe journey Lee Hope all goes well susi and Bill
Thanks for the detailed news Tracy - it is so good to be able to log in each night and read the day's progress. Thanks for making the time last night when you must have been tired after the long day's drive. Wgtn weather again..... might have guessed it would test your well laid plans. Of course it is still beautifully fine and sunny here in Nelson...... John sends his best from Fiji. Liz and Matt also rang from Japan yesterday and send their love. They've posted a box of little Japanese treats to you all at the Apartment. I'm working on some photos books to send across.
Love
Mary
Great to hear your progressing Mikey! Thinking of you lots from London.
Richard
Hi Bryce, Lee
Here is some info you might like to follow up on when you have time, from my fellow Pharmac board memebr Gregor Coster. He is Prof of General Practice at Auckland Medical School.
“The best book on the subject that I have seen is Gronwall D, Wrightson P, and Waddell P. Head Injury: The Facts: A guide for families and care-givers. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1990. I know the principal author personally, although I have not seen her now for 8 years or so. It should be accessible through the library system.”
Hope you are safely on the way to Wgtn by now. I'm heading there myself on an hour's time. I have an unbroken record of taking sunny Tauranga weather with me, so hope I can pull this off for you today!
Adrienne von T.
Mike - the sun is shining for you down here today, hopefully a sign that good things are on their way. We hope the transfer goes well, and look forward to seeing you down in Wellington.
Your friends and colleagues at CRA
Hi Bryce and Lee. The book that Adrienne mentioned (Head Injury: The Facts: A guide for families and care-givers) and that also matches Fraser's recommendation is indeed at Wellington Central Library. I have placed a reserve on your behalf. I will get it as soon as avail (perhaps tomorrow) and drop it off at Bryce's office, unless I hear otherwise. Assuming you haven't got it yet from Amazon or somesuch already. Cheers, Rich.
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