MAIL FOR HOWARD

Howard is relearning skills every day.  Had been having trouble with the sequence of numbers but Kathi's coaching is helping him get a handle on more of that.  He does well with eating meals in the dining room and his appetite is improving.  He can hold and use the utensils with his hands for most foods but is a whizz at eating dixie cups of ice cream from the snack food cart that comes around three times a day with treats for both patients and guests.  This ought to help him gain back some of that lost weight.

Visiting this week has been his sister Jan and brother-in-law Loyd Englehorn from Idaho.  Kelli is here also with stories to tell of her and Brian's trip to Italy.  We take turns showing up for visits as the long expected roommate arrived yesterday.  Our family had been putting the extra space to use for noisy visits etc but must now share the room with another man and his family.

Good news for anyone who wishes to send cards and letters directly to Howard.  We have an address for him that will be listed here.  He will be surprised to have mail coming in to him instead of me pulling it from my purse.

Howard Shepherd  Room 145

Fountains: 8607 S E Causey Avenue 

Happy Valley OR    97086