When I arrived tonight Darrell was talking with his case manager Reada. They were discussing the progress he has made which is very good. He was sitting up in bed and when I got ready to leave he got into the wheelchair by himself. And he gripped my hand with his right hand. Very positive ( Read more... )

I spoke with Darrell tonight. He said today was the best so far though one of his therapists told him to slow down and not to push so hard. He did a little more than yesterday and it is going well -he is showing some improvement. He still has no feeling on his right side but is getting in touch with his right hand and right foot. The therapists ( Read more... )

Today is Darrell's 65th birthday and he celebrated it with almost six hours of therapy. I went to see him this afternoon and he was really tired. Three hours in the morning and three hours in the afternoon ( Read more... )

Darrell is settled into the rehabilitation center. The address is ( Read more... )

Darrell is getting stronger each day. I saw him twice today and he said that they are supposed to move him to a rehabilitation facility tonight. When I have the information I will let you know. Unfortunately the one he is being moved to is 45 minutes away so I will only be able to visit once a day. I plan on meeting with the specialists ( Read more... )

Darrell is doing about the same and is getting very tired of being in the hospital. There is lots of activity at all hours of the night so he is having a hard time sleeping. He was a little groggy on my last visit and was having some memory problems. However, he is "unplugged" and sat in a chair for about a half hour this afternoon. He is ( Read more... )

Darrell was moved to a different room on the same floor - his room is now 614-1. Ryan and I visited twice this afternoon and I went back after dropping Ryan off at the airport ( Read more... )

Hi..this is Jan. Travis left tonight to drive back to San Diego. Ryan will be here until tomorrow afternoon and then he flies home to Salt Lake City. They moved Darrell tonight to Room #620. We saw him just after the move and he was very tired but alert and remembering more of what happened. His right arm and leg don't work and he is ( Read more... )

So today was a good day ( Read more... )

I asked Travis how to add an update - this is Jan. I wanted to thank everyone for their prayers and thoughts and support. The people at the Dean Headquarters have been wonderful - they have brought food and offer much support and love. Jim Dean (Howard Dean's brother) called this morning to say if we needed anything please let him know. When I ( Read more... )