Return to OHSU

For the first time since I left the hospital on November 3, 2002, I returned to OHSU. We had to take Taggy there for an appointment with a specialist at the children's hospital (everything is normal). While we were waiting for his appointment, Stacey and I were sitting reminiscing about the last time we were there. I got kind of teary eyed and of course, being a man and all, I didnt want my wife to see me doing that so I got up and went and played with Taggy. We finished his appointment and he and Stacey wanted to ride the tram down the hill so I got the car and met them at the terminal. Later, after the kids went to bed, Stacey and I sat down and she told me about how surreal it felt to walk from where Taggy's appointment was up to the tram. She had to walk through the area where she waited for the hospital staff to take her and Taguen, when he was only 3 months old, to my room on the day of my injury. It was very emotionally draining for her and I wish I could have been there with her. I vividly remember everything about the rehab center but was unable to recall much about OHSU except for the homeless person they put in my room and she said the same thing until walking through the ward today. She is an exceptional woman and I am lucky to have her in my life.