Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Bill: Tues. March 11: extended Bay Area trip

Almost everyone who is friend or family of Bill will have seen his post on Facebook, but for the few who aren't on FB, here is the scoop in Bill's words: (and if you don't know Grateful Dead, 'Phil' is Phil Lesh, original founding member of The Grateful Dead)

"A rare and different opportunity presented itself last night: After the show, Jill brought Phil over to say hi, and he asked what was up with the wheelchair. When I told him what happened, he asked whether we would be at the other shows this week. Since we were due to go home today, I told him we had considered it, but couldn't get tickets for those highly sought-after dates. He excused himself and came back with another fellow, who he introduced as his business manager and said he would put us on the guest list. So the guy took our names, and when we got back to the hotel (after a terrible cab ride), we extended our hotel reservation and changed our plane tickets back home, so now we're all set for Phil's birthday shows!"

As for continued advancements in walking: Bill is (rightfully) proud in texting often to say how much he has walked from the room to the cab, or from the cab into the restaurant, or standing 15 to 30 minutes at a time. "It's really adding up!"

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