Cherry Mish Mish!

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Oh little town of Fargo

How much I learned from thee. 

And each day at Sanford Health,

My patient's passed me by.

Yet in thy dark street shineth,

My sister and I bonded.

The 9 weeks past so quickly,

And now I'm home tonight.

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Silent night, not quite,

Wagner house, is very bright.

Round yon cards and games each night,

Puzzles, jokes and plays so wild.

So much fun together

So much fun together

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My time in Fargo was awesome, mainly because I got to spend time with Laura. I did enjoy the setting I was in but am not sure if the Rehab setting is right for me, but I did enjoy all of patients. They included:

1. A Latino goofball with a stroke and the most contagious laugh
2. A quiet clever guy with an anoxic brain injury who never laughed at my jokes
3. A giggly, smiley lady with a subdural hematoma who baked delicious treats
4. A guy who thought his leg was put on backwards but worked really hard
5. A cute old lady with a stroke who was always sleeping
6. A boy with a rare condition who made fun of me for being a Chelsea FC fan (Kyle's favorite patient, of course)
7. A crazy yet kind guy with a cerebellar stroke who required a lot of redirection from his talks about elicit drugs
8. A self proclaimed piss and moaner with an above knee amputation who could talk your ear off
9. A tiny woman with a stroke and her uncontrollable left arm who she named Fido
10. A hard working woman with a stroke who had corrective lenses that looked like toilet bowls
11. An adorable woman with a subdural hematoma who was always cold
12. A farmer with a freak Spinal Cord Injury with indescribable motivation

It has been nice to be home with our entire family here. Ashley flew in from Seattle last Sunday and as the song above describes, all we have been doing is playing card games, board games, watching TV and movies and completing a 2000 piece puzzle of the Neuschwanstein Castle. We went to the play Cinerella at the Ordway in St. Paul last night. It was fun to dress up, go out to dinner and experience some culture. The play wasn't the best, but we still had fun. I also got to see the Lettenberger's. They were at the same place for dinner last night. Seeing them made me miss my U-14 team a lot!

It's Christmas Eve and as one of us girls used to say as a kid.... Cherry Mish Mish! 

I pray that you all have a blessed holiday season.