First off, Caroline and I are home. The trip was as uneventful as trips go and that was a good thing. The TSA staff in Atlanta did a really good job of keeping the line moving in an efficient manner with a good dose of Southern Hospitality. The Delta staff was helpful to us getting us on and off the plane. We had a very nice seatmate, a Delta Pilot, which always makes the trip easier. And the guy in front of me didn’t move his seat back so my knees were comfortable the whole trip. The car service picked us up and got us home. The cats were so happy to see us. Caroline’s cat, Fig, attached herself to Caroline once she came through the door and spent most of the rest of the evening within arms reach of her.
The only thing that was missing was Peter. Caroline really noticed it when we were going through security. She kept looking to her left. I asked her why and she thought about it for a minute and said that’s always where Dad is when we go through security. Her lower lip quivered for a minute but she took in a breath and slowly let it out and we went on.
As of today, I am moving back to my web log for the day to day about daily life and what is going on. I will be posting here on Peter’s site with an update on Peter probably about once a week or more if there is something big to talk about. On my web log I will be talking pretty much daily about life, the universe and everything which long time readers will tell you that is pretty much what that web log has been. If you are on live journal, I am Puppetmaker40 and have been for many years now.
UPDATE ON PETER:
He is now, with assistance, walking both forwards and backwards. He is working on balance and trying to get the right leg to cooperate with what he wants it to do. There was a minor set back with the arm that is being worked on. He does have a better range of motion than he has had since all this started so we are cautiously happy about it but he has a long way to go.
We were fortunate that they started working his body before he left Florida hospital. They managed to keep him to a point that he could start rehabbing. There are still some issues that just occurred because he lost muscle control on the right side of his body. He never lost feeling on the right side so that is seen as a positive. However there is only so much that can be done and he is working back from that.
UPDATE 1.0 On How You Can Help Peter
A number of you have asked where you can send cards, well wishes, etc to Peter.
Send them to his PO Box and I will be sending things onto him at the rehab center once or twice a week.
The address is
Peter David
c/o Second Age, Inc.,
P.O. Box 239,
Bayport, NY 11705.
By Monday we will have the donate button up and running.
There will also shortly be announcements about an online auction and a few other activities that will help Peter. I have to be a bit vague because we are still trying to get all our ducks in a row.
I cannot thank you enough for promoting the Crazy 8 Books. It has been a great comfort to us. And I am glad to read that people are enjoying these books.
I am thinking of making a couple of my Phluzzie puppets and doing a raffle for them online. I am working the details out on that one. My question for the group is “Is there any interest in this?”
EDIT HERE IS A PHOTO OF SOME PHLUZZIES
So please check by on Monday where I will have more things in place and clearer ideas of other plans to help us help Peter.
Again thank you for all your positive energy and help. I really have no idea how I would be making through this as sanely as I am without y’all.
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Kathleen, from the sound of things Peter is remaining in Florida for rehab. Is there a particular reason for this? I know it’s probably a complex answer, with a lot of why and why nots, some of which are obvious and some not so much.
My family has not had to go through something quite like this, where something occurred to a family member away from home. But we travel quite a bit, so I guess I’m trying to wrap my head around some of the specifics as a ‘just in case’.
He is in Florida in the same town as his eldest daughter. The insurance doesn’t pay transport so we really couldn’t get him home in the condition he was in. But getting him to a city that he had family is was do-able. It is a really good facility and perfect for what he needs to do so we had a double win on that one.
Thanks for the response. Hopefully he’ll be on his way home soon. 🙂
hi kathy–i’ve had problems sending e-mails lately, so i hopped in on someone elses reply–hope you don’t mind–hope peter is doing well today–i left a phone message, but i,ll repeat here–if peter needs anything at all, let us know–books, comics. dvd,s, etc, we’ll get it right out to him–we’re also going to hold a raffle giving away some of his trades, hc’s and such, and we’ll match whatever we bring in to help with medical costs or whatever-we’ll let you know how that goes–take care and give peter best wishes from all of us here at fourth world comics
I think it’s a two-way street on the sanity comment, as-I’d be worried sick about Peter, if-not for updates. We are indebted to you, ma’am…
?:What IS a Phluzzie puppet…?
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Welcome home, Kathleen. Hopefully Peter will be back himself before you guys know it. 🙂
Sending warm & fuzzy thoughts your way! I hope Peter’s reunited with your daughter soon… my heart’s breaking for her.
In all honesty, I had no idea what a “Phluzzie” was, but I threw it in Google, and the one you have on DeviantArt is adorable. I think that’d be a fun thing to auction.
Also, possibly you could auction off opportunities that’d be fun for the family. This could be a win-win for you guys. Maybe a “take Peter & family out for pizza in NYC” date or a “take Peter & family to a Broadway show” date? (When he’s recovered and back in the city, of course, and also only in very public places with people who have, possibly, been background checked or at least Facebook checked.)
There’s probably tons of NYC stuff you all like to do, and fans & friends that would like to just tag along while he does that.
I can’t tell if that suggestion is creepy or original. I feel like it might be creepy; in which case, it should be ignored.
I am glad that Peter got an early start on rehab.
Thank you Kathleen. I was delighted to read about Fig and Caroline’s reunion. I expect to read something similar about Caroline and Peter when he comes home. Thanks also for PAD’s mailing address. Now the challenge is for us to come through for him.
You have a plan, you’re making sense out of the chaos and PAD is showing the grit he’s made of…you guys are heroes in my book.
Stay positive and stay strong!
For those unaware, PAD’s run on X-Factor is on sale at Comixology today. It’s a good way to get discounted comics and help PAD while he’s in need of it at the same time.