Day 34

looking smashing in Connie's sunnies

Today was a slow energy day for Burt. He didn’t get a great night’s sleep last night. Hours after being given some milk of magnesia, his stomach decided that the middle of the night was an optimal time to announce itself. He found it a little hard to get back to sleep after that. Though tired, Burt gave it his all in his therapy sessions as always, walking, stretching, and balancing. Afterwards, he crashed for a few hours.

At 5:30, Lonny came by to work with Burt. As Lonny checked his pulses and put needles in the relevant spots, he said he could feel Burt responding. Again, Lonny concentrated on general flow, the left arm and, of course, the all-important swallow. Burt had asked that his swallow test be put off for a few days so that he might have a bit more time to practice. Cross your fingers out there.

After Lonny left, Burt napped for a few hours and the Sterns decided to go get some dinner. They returned to find Burt breathing from his nebulizer and listening to Nero Wolfe. After a brief visit, Connie and Leslie headed back to home to feed the dogs while David and Burt watched a bit of the Big Lebowski in Burt’s room on his new DVD player. Burt made it through about thirty minutes before his sleeping aid was administered and he slipped off to Dreamland.

At Lonny’s suggestion, Burt is going to start a steady diet of comedy, as laughter is still often the best medicine, so suggestions are welcome. He will also be adding in favs from other genres along the way. He will be starting Arrested Development in the next few days, a bit of brilliance that he has never seen. He has also requested Dirty Harry - he calls it a comedy that didn’t intend to be.

After seeing a trailer for the new Fincher/Sorkin film The Social Network about the founding of Facebook, Burt expressed a wish to through his hat into the world of social networking with Assbook – “the place for all the assholes you don’t want to be friends with on Facebook.” Watch out Mark Zuckerberg.

As a closing note, some may have noticed that we have missed a day or two between posts in the last few days. Hopefully, this has not alarmed anyone. The reason is twofold; Burt’s bloggers want to keep the posts informative, entertaining and new. Sometimes, the days can seem a bit redundant. As Burt says, “it’s like Ground Hog Day [the movie] around here.” We don’t want to lose anyone’s interest. Also, in an effort to keep up to date with other responsibilities, the faithful bloggers have also found the need to occasionally take a night off. That being said, dear friends and readers, we will always report the best of Burt, his wisdom, bravery, determination and wit as he marches bravely down this very difficult path. So, stay with us and keep the comments and messages of love and encouragement coming.