It's Heavenly

Ricky has had quite the day.  After the walk with his physical therapist, he was in an enormous amount of pain and tried to rest for several hours as we worked through it with sleep

Katie, Julisa, Ricky, Ben and Caysem

, a light massage, a little food and medication.

His occupational therapist visited in the afternoon and worked with Ricky on ways he can sit himself upright in bed, turn to sit on a seat and how to lay on his side with pillows.  He loved that part and slept for several hours just laying on his side. "It's heavenly," Ricky told me when he woke up.

Those two tasks really wiped him out so we let him sleep and rest as much as he could.  Later in the day, Ricky's friends Caysem, Ben, Julisa and Katie stopped by to visit.  He was able to end the day with some lighthearted joking and laughter with a little help from his friends.