July 25, 2017
On July 11th, I took Kathie to another movie. This is the second time we've gone to a movie since our accident and I'm liking this outing. We went with a group from her care facility to see the new Spiderman movie. Kathie and I sit in the disabled row and I turn her wheelchair so her right side faces the screen (she sees better on her right). I purchase popcorn and m&m's (her favorite combination) and with my "clean hand," I rub her neck or arm while we watch. I'm very grateful for this small, normal, time with her. Last weekend, our daughter Madison was involved in a car accident. She was not injured and with minimal damage to her car. A reckless driver clipped her car at a high rate of speed and went on to cause four other cars to crash (amazing that no injuries happened). On my way to the accident scene, I began thinking of our accident scene, Madison also was experiencing the same thoughts as did Hannah as I let her know of the accident. Once we all ...