Hello all,

10:29am here on a bright and sunny october day, 9th to be exact, hope you all are having a great autumn start in the northern hemisphere in the states.

I've been away from the city with me mates for 6-7 days, walking the Lycian way, 30-35km in 3 days with lots of elevation gain,etc...We were all off the limits of cell phone coverage and all hi tech mobile phones, etc...Camping out at the age of 38 has made me more cautious on the city water I use now, and nature...nature is amazing, it's splendid. I can now understand why it's so damn important to let your kids discover themselves with the nature they are surrounded by via camping, scouts, etc...in ages 6-14...it's a must...

Grandma has been doing great since her feeding tube was removed, her gestures have developed and she can spot names on a board, pick from 20 names the names I say to her. She still can not use her right arm and leg and complains about the pain in her non-moving arms mostly...I guess her muscles hurt in her right arm and leg.

The physio therapist comes twice a week and tries to make her walk in the house via the 3 legged single bar. She can walk for 20-30m on her own in the house. She does not want to be taken around via her wheelchair but I will do that in the near future...the weather is perfect and she loves the gardens or the trees...

So far so good...she's come a long way...the PT says she may start making sounds, or even pronouncing words in 1-2 months, and last week my grandma tried to tell me smthg but she couldnt, she realised her voice was not coming out, and she was laughing to herself then...laughter is all we have with her...and its amazing to laugh with her as her grandson...When the time comes, I'll be teaching her the letters and how they are pronounced...that's something I love to do anyway, to be able to make use of my talents, my teaching ability...well at least I believe I can teach people what I know, or show, lead them the true way of positive thinking...about life, education...afterall, that's why I resigned.

May it be a wonderful and healthy week and weekend for you all.

Warmest regards and hugs to all,

Cagin

PS: Please find below or attached to this blog entry a photo of my grandma at her hospital days, mom insisted that grandma should sit on the wheelchair and then she got her out, into the garden of the hospital...guess that was 2 weeks ago, her last time in the hospital. She looks great actually, much better than the first 1-2 weeks of her stroke which took place on 2nd August 2014, saturday, 5:30pm.