Donna, Mark's mom, had computer trouble for awhile, hence the daily updates went silent.
In the meantime, Mark has continued his daily physical therapy and slow but steady incremental progress, at Kaiser Oakland. Little things like being able to transfer himself form bed into the wheelchair and out again, sounds small but is anything but: he has this huge metal 40-lb contraption on his right leg and it can't support any weight. The TV only has 5 channels, 3 of the Latino (his spanish is rusty) but there is no convenient way to keep an iPod or celphone handy in his bed. THe food is well, hospital food. THere are some fantastic nurses and there are some who seem to hate their job. Overall, he's in good hands, but it's still in the hands of a hospital. And It's a long way from home and while he has a room to himself, Mark would like to be closer to his folks in MountainView.
Alas, the way the insurance system works, he has little say in where he will end up; it looks like he's staying in the East Bay for now, moving to a longer-term care facility to continue the long healing process. Mark sends his love and thanks to all of you loving folks out there; he's grateful for your love and good energy, even though he's really not up to hosting lots of visitors just yet. Keep the good thoughts coming, he has a long way to go and needs all the help we can give him. As he feels up to it he'll let us know about visiting. But he knows we're out here and he says thank you thank you for all the cards and messages and love.
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