Thurs. 1/4/07

Today two interesting things happened. Steve asked his favorite physical therapist, "How long have I been like this?" When Troy told him, and explained what had happened, Steve grew very pensive. He's starting to put it together. Later in the day, a representative of the court visited as part of the process for making Georgina his legal guardian. She was there to confirm that Steve was not capable of making his own decisions. Steve picked that exact moment to pull out the base plate for the stomach feeding tube, which was stitched to his skin. She needed no further evidence. Part of the current stage is a loss of inhibition, which often manifests itself in profane speech. Tonight G put him on the phone to talk to me. Our conversation follows: Me:"Hi Steve!" Him: "Hi Dad." Me: "What are you doing?" Him: " I'm watching Brian Urlacher and the f------- ref!!!" Then he hung up. It's great to hear his voice again.