Katy Dickinson

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http://blogs.sun.com/katysblog/date/20090211 Wednesday February 11, 2009

Picnic at Johnson Park

My son Paul is still recovering from his brain surgery last Friday. Today we passed two milestones: he took a shower, and he got out of the house. Paul had permission as of today to get the incision site wet, so this was his first hair wash in a week. (This is a 6 foot tall 16-year-old boy we are talking about!) He looks and smells much better.

John and I took Paul out for a picnic lunch to Palo Alto's Johnson Park. He asked for his favorite food from Darbar Indian Cuisine. We sat on towels at a damp wooden picnic table under the trees and ate butter chicken (like Chicken Tikka), Bengan Bhurtha, rice, naan, dal and raita. I held Paul's arm to keep him from tipping or slipping as we walked on the wet pavement. He is moving slow but making good progress in his recovery.

Posted at 03:50PM Feb 11, 2009 by katysblog in Home & Family  |