Paul has been moved again
May 2nd, 2009 by Perry
Today I heard from Dr. Helmut Mõller that Paul has been moved to his own room in a new location where he can receive all the physical and speech therapy that he will need. Although I don’t yet have all the details of where he is or how to communicate with him in writing, Helmut says that during the 10 days that he (Helmut) was away in France, Paul’s “language and his walking have very much improved” to the extent that Helmut described himself as “astonished!” He hopes to provide Paul with his television and a telephone in the “next (few) days” “and also perhaps his computer.” This, as I’m sure you will agree, is very good news, yet I have to keep my own hopes in check since during my last conversation with him Paul was telling me about how frustrating he found it that he couldn’t even manipulate the remote control for the television very well. It will probably be a while therefore before he can type again, but this move definitely signifies a very positive step in the right direction.
I will close with the Helmut’s own words which I find very encouraging. He ended his email by saying “then there is much hope he can get back in his own apartment.”
I am so ashamed… I had no idea that Paul has been sick. I just realized that I hadn’t heard from him in quite a while… nearly four months, as it turns out.
Please put me on your distribution list, and please give him my love. He must miss Maxe terribly. I’m so glad to read here that he at least gets visits from his beloved companion.
I have known Paul since I was an infant. My mother considered him her best friend (they knew each other as teenagers in El Paso). I visited Paul when he lived in San Francisco and six years ago in Berlin. I love him.
If this is of any possible interest, my brother became aphasic after an ill-advised operation for epilepsy. Ever after, he was much better able to speak in Spanish, his second language, than English.
Thank you for maintaining this blog.
Kathryn Lance (Kitty to Paul)
Our thanks for information! We will check again for further news of Paul. Please add the names of Esta & Victor Wolfram to list of people sending best wishes to him.