Wow!

Pinky wanted us to post these 'statistics.' Mostly, she loves the letters and support and wanted you guys to know why it's hard for her to be around the phone.

Since Pinky came home in January:

164 hours of supervised therapy. (i.e., with the therapist at rehab)

540 hours of self-initiated therapy.

90 hours changing diapers, or adult briefs for the more sensitive readers.

360 hours intermittent catheterization.

30 hours taking showers at rehab (since sometime around March).

30 hours in the soaking tub (we've only had it for about a month).

60 hours driving to and fro'.

45 hours digi-stemming. If you don't know...don't worry about it.

1800 transfers of Pinky's butt to an eclectic mix of surfaces.

We generated about 5000# of garbage and recyclables.

And she's been asleep for about 1620 hours.

So, please keep the letters coming and the phone calls. They really give here a lot of energy and passion to keep working hard. A lot of people in Pinky's situation simply decide not to do the work that's necessary and never get to the point she's already at and certainly not to the heights we will reach. It takes an incredible amount of work and perseverance and wherewithal. After each knew challenge has been met, there's another waiting and people of less character and strength simply get worn out by it all. Understandably so. Though we have some of that in very briefs moments, she's a trooper and is always up to the challenge. Simply amazing! She wanted me to tell you guys, she loves and misses everyone very much and is working hard to get back to her life. SK