Capt. Trevor Greene's doing better.

[tuvor]

Just in case anyone's interested, this was posted by Capt. Greene's wife. Link at the bottom.

(It would be nice if news organizations would follow up on certain stories, wouldn't it? Ah, well, thank Gore for the Internets.)

April 26, 2006

Hi all,

This message is long overdue to family, friends and well-wishers who are checking this blog on a daily basis and hoping to find information about Trevor's recovery. My last post was from Germany quite a few weeks ago - my apologies it's been a busy few weeks. Every week we see improvements in Trevor's recovery - sometimes big, sometimes little but the trend is defintely upwards. Over the past few weeks, he has come out of his coma, began to talk (albeit soft and a bit patchy), and is eating a regular diet (including a daily latte, chocolate, sushi, fresh fruit and whatever else he asks for). He is now in the longest chapter of the healing process - rehabilitation. Some would say it is a miracle he has made it this far. As expected, his body is extremely stiff and his muscles need some major work but in true Trevor fashion, he is very motivated to get moving again. This week he started in the gym with the physiotherapists. I have absolutely no doubts Trevor will be back to himself at some point this year. This morning the nurse shared with me a true Trevor story from the other night: while drinking some water she commented "wow, you can sure suck back the water!". Having said nothing to her all night, he said "you should see me drink beer!". Hopefully that gives some comfort about Trevor's state of mind.

We continue to get letters and cards - all of which all will be shared with Trevor over time. Thanks to everyone who shared stories and pictures of Trevor over the years - I must say he has definitely improved with age! Keep them coming - he'll get a great chuckle out of them one day.

Many people have asked how I feel about the Canadians role in Afghanistan in light of the accident. I fully supported Trevor's desire to help the people of Afghanistan and have known since I first met him that he would do a tour of duty one day. I don't feel any anger or acrimony towards the Afghan people for the accident. I don't believe Trevor would also. I have learned more about our involvement in Afghanistan and really feel that they need the help of our troops and the support of Canadians to enjoy the freedoms we often take for granted.

Grace is too young to understand the magnitude of what has happened to her daddy but she does visit him on a regular basis. Being only 15 months, she likely won't remember any of this and will be regaled with Trevor's storytelling, only he won't have to embellish much!

Please continue to send the music requests to Clare and Babs - they are ensuring Trevor gets to walk down memory lane with this great music. Keep the positive thoughts flowing his way - they are definitely helping.

Debbie & Grace

http://www.genx40.com/archives/2006/march/trevorgreene#reply56240

[Swede]

1. Good to hear.

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