December 27, 2012

As always, Zach's spirit is soaring. This month Lloyd and I spent a week in Florida, and while we were gone, Zach had another seizure.  The docs at Hopkins readjusted his meds and he is continuing with his physical therapy to resolve the deficit on his left side which resulted from his prior seizure.  The docs said there is no increased deficit from this most recent seizure.
 Zach is interested in everything - reading and discussing a wide range of issues. He is doing his job as assistant manager of the University of Maryland's Terps basketball team and loving it, possibly almost as much as the coach and players love him.

For the past few months, Zach and I have gone out to lunch once a week.  We have beautiful lively conversations about everything from good food to poetry to inspiration to sports to world events and on and on.  I have talked with him about my upcoming travel in India and read him the following words of Gandhi because they so remind me of Zach.

“Your beliefs become your thoughts Your thoughts become your words
Your words become your actions Your actions become your habits
Your habits become your values Your values become your destiny”

At the end of our lunch this week Zach looked across the table straight into my eyes and said "Grandma, I have never been happier."  He says that often.

Tweets; Once again in reverse order from oldest to most recent

Watching National Lampoons Christmas Vacation with the family

Merry Christmas

All giddy for tomorrow morning. christmas

Well, we woke up. Means no end of the world

Great day. livingthedream

Good appointment at Hopkins

Had a seizure on Thursday. recovering

Home from the hospital grateful

Heading to an appointment with the radiologist

Good morning world #12/12/12

My therapist told me today that I can "take it easy" Nope, never. gettingbettereveryday

Picking out the Christmas tree. decisions decisions

2 doctors told me this week "that I may never run again, and if I do it'll be in at least a year"... I ran today. provingpeoplewrong

Watching the ravens game with the family

Thank you God for waking me up today. Another day to get better

At a Zaching Against Cancer event in College Park

Going into therapy already tired. notgood

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Letting the hair grow out. patches slowlybutsurely fuzz

Just finished the morning workout, now heading to a doctors appointment

Tough day of therapy. goodstuff

Just taught myself how to run in place and chug my feet.