Thanks for letting us know, great news! I do continue to pray for his
recovery, and that you are able to see him this weekend.
Rhonda

-----Original Message-----
From: The Electronic Church [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of B Dunse
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 10:48 PM
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Subject: Re: Brad! how is Andy?

Rhonda and all.

My apology for not updating the list. I had intended to do so but just 
caught up with things. They are trying to move Andy from the hospital to a 
rehabilitation center which specializes in brain trauma. To  sum up the 
status on that, it is a bit of a paperwork nightmare but I understand it 
will get done. I'm hopeful he'll still be in Green Bay when we visit this 
weekend. The place they are moving him to is in the middle of the state 
more and quite a distance from where we'll be this weekend, but closer to 
us I think from our home, although still a good long drive. His condition 
is I think great. His mom and fiance brought him outside the other day and 
he right away was asking his mom for a cigarette. His mom and his fiance 
both smoke, but I guess Andy had quit not too long before the accident. He 
either forgot or just decided to start again. His mom said, or lied, 
saying she didn't have any on her, and he looked at her and asked if she 
thought he was retarded or something  and then proceeded to ask his fiance 
for one of hers. Naming each of their brands respectively. At one point he 
had his legs caught around his mom's and trying to dig in both purses lol. 
I guess he was serious about the smokes hahaha. They went back up to his 
room and  someone had brought him some mini candy bars and he was better 
then. He is  talking, laughing a bit, making jokes and now they have him 
with a helmet on and he is able to walk around his room when someone is 
there. The rehab center he will be moving to is a bit taken back by the 
hospital nursing staff keeping him strapped in when no one is around 
because the hospital is suppose to be preparing him for the rehab center 
where he will be able to walk anywhere he wishes and no physical 
constraints. He is doing really great and I think will be recovering much 
sooner than they think. I really hope he is still in Green Bay this 
weekend as I would love to personally see his progress from the last time 
I was there.

Brad



on 05:04 AM 5/24/2006, Rhonda Partain said:

Haven't heard lately...just wondered if anything new  had happened with
Andy.
Rhonda