Hello again!!! I did not stop writing to pout about the lack of comments. :) It was just a busy few days. Fun and relaxing busy mostly, but still busy. Thanks Alex and Kyle for the comments though. I did feel the love. And of course I talk with most of you through words with friends or email. Or as in the case of Julie and Holly, it is Facebook. It is not so much the reaction I am craving for, it is just that I would like to know what is going on with YOU as well.
I was saddened by the news as at Queen Way's but I will continue to pray for a smooth and fast healing process, and I wish Brooke and Kevin the very best. Thank you for keeping me posted about the events. It makes me feel like I am still there with you.
Many of your asked about my Dad. He has a quite serious neurological problem that started about fifteen years ago and it is irreversible. His spinal marrow has been disintegrating and it slowly causes mobility problems and can eventually affect his brain as well though it has not come to that in his case yet. It is not a life-threatening situation but the loss of mobility and independence can hit anyone hard, especially someone who was always so healthy and robust as my Dad. Those of you who met him remember him as a big guy with lots of energy - well, that is mostly gone by now. He needs a walker and he is very very slow. It was even a shock for me to see him - I have not been home for almost three years and it is very different to know about it from actually seeing it. I am glad I am here and I can help boost his morale - that is definitely the most important.
He was in the hospital about three weeks ago because of some complication due to his condition. They could stabilize him but he had to stay in bed for a week so he became really weak. This disease also weakens the muscles so while he is really limited in his movements, it is imperative for him to try to walk around as much as possible to keep his legs strong. That is why he is in rehab now for a month. He is getting various therapies (massage, water aerobic, electromagnetic therapy, etc) that will hopefully sustain him for six months although he was warned that he would most likely end up in wheelchair at the end of the road.
I am so excited because yesterday he decided that he would not stay in the hospital during the week - as was planned -, but he comes home every day. In the first two weeks he stayed and only came home for the weekend but I now convinced him to be here with us. It means I have to get up really early every day to take him in to the hospital for the therapies and then bring him home in the afternoons but I really believe this will help him. There is not much to do in the hospital. It is not a luxury place with TV and such as it is in the U.S. So all he does there is sit or lay on his bed looking at the ceiling. Beds cannot be put into recliner position so it is hard to even read. There are two other guys in his room and there are no individual lamps by their beds. So yes, this is exponentially different from any American hospital.
I was really spoiled in the last few days. I had a manicure/pedicure which I almost NEVER do in the U.S. I just do not make time for it - you know me: I am always on the run and I just consider it a total waste of time to sit there for almost two hours. But my nails now are pretty wine red. I also had my hair cut and I got another massage. I really am the princess here. :)
I also visited some of my childhood friends. It is fun to see them. While this is a relatively small town - that is why it is not on your world map, Jim! :) -, many of my old classmates stayed home, and it is nice to catch up with them. I decided to go visit my former elementary and high schools as well. Next week. I was planning to go to Budapest - the city on the world map :) - next week to see family and friends but now that Dad decided he will be an outpatient, I postponed that trip.
Other than that, Mom and I had a routine this past week. We NEVER get out of the house before 10:30am. The other day Mom called the city hall to ask for an appointment to renew my driver's license and the lady told her at 8am that we could go immediately. Mom told her that we were nowhere close to be in presentable wardrobes just yet. :) After lunch we tended to visit Dad, we went for a walk in the afternoon, then had dinner, then watched a quiz show, then played some computer games and then watched either a soccer game - the cats are not yet used to my applause, yelling and commentaries; they tend to run in thousand different directions when I watch a game :) - or some TV series. This was the first time I saw Switched at birth, which is quite popular in the U.S. I laughed so hard when I saw the girl making the same mistake at signing that many of you did while interpreting for me (there IS a difference between the signs: virgin and vegetable :).
I hope you are all having a great week. I will write again soon. Thank you for thinking about me!
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