Yesterday's Ups and Downs

Since I didn't get a chance to post yesterday (between a work function, a Childrens Museum visit, lunch with friends, grocery shopping, etc., I didn't have a lot of time), I'll copy a piece of an email I exchanged with a friend last night (so Jim, if you're reading, you don't need to read this entry again!):

I’m getting ready to blog about this (maybe tomorrow, actually, because I just got the kids to bed and I’m kind of sleepy) but as far as venting goes…it’s been kind of a weird day on my end. J.J. has been like a rock through all of this, always smiling and shaking off any complaints. But he’s cried twice in the last 24 hours, the first times since the stroke. Once because he is irritated that this happened when he was doing everything the doctor said. The second time was this morning when we were in the car listening to a CD he’s heard a billion times or so. He was trying to sing along and just broke down, saying that it was like he’d never heard it before even though he knows it’s back there rattling around in his brain. But on the good news front, he was able to return to playing Guitar Hero World Tour with Eli and me earlier this evening. I know that’s minor in the grand scheme of things, but it’s something we like to do and it also shows his manual dexterity is coming back. So it’s kind of an emotional rollercoaster day.

So now that you're up to date, I'll move on to today's update...