All day I have been looking forward to updating the blog......

This morning at 4:45AM the phone rang...of course it scared us to death. It was Bill....Hello Sweetheart, I'm hungry will you bring me a slice of toast, a poached egg and chocolate milk. I was releaved.....I expained that Greg & I were asleep and that I really could not go out in the middle of the night to buy groceries but I would bring him some extra food today.

I did call the nurses station and ask her to please bring him a snack. Since breakfast is not until 7:30AM and he must be very hungry to call.

Greg & I got to the hospital today a bit before Bill got his lunch tray. We stopped on the way to buy Bill a few things. Fresh Strawberries that he has been craving since Strawberry Fesitval, Hersey chocolate milk boxes of the shelf...I'm not sure how that works....must not be dairy, Strawberry Jello with peaches, V-8 that he loves, Soup in a container that you can just drink it from the lid....looks great for late night bed snacks, Kraft Mac & Cheese in a cup and a real honest to goodness C O K E. Not a diet or caffienne free....the real deal. Those of you who have been on board for the whole event will remember all of the blog COKE enteries and the notes to everyone in the family to do not come back without COKE. Well..........

I checked it out first with the nurse...she OK'd a cup of real deal C O K E. I could not belive my eyes. He took one sip made the most awful face and said what is that? I said COKE...he said and Greg was my witness.....it taste like GASOLINE. The better you know Bill the more you will appreciate this story. He was a COKE Aholic .

Bill did get up in the wheel chair today but no therapy. Since Maw Maw, Babes, Ross, Greg & I were all there they let us roll him outside the front of the hospital. Bill got fresh outside air for the first time in 7 weeks. The rain stopped and the sun came out. We rolled him into the sunlight for about 15 minutes that had to feel good. But it did wear him out....it takes a real effort to get him out of the bed and back in it.

I think he had a very good day. Tomorrow back to therapy.

Note help pass the word. Bill is able to enjoy his visitors now. His room # is 912. It is in the REHAB area of EJ. Saturday and Sunday you can visit anytime. Monday to Friday they ask to visit between 3-8PM since he works at various therapies during the day and goes back to his room to rest in between sessions. Thanks Ruby