First Steps

The idea of "getting turned on" is so ripe for jokes, it's no wonder Den already has a few. "I always wanted to be turned on, but not this way...."  "In college I was turned on all the time and it was a lot more fun .... " And so on.

His good humor and emotional strength aside, the "turn on" and first adjustment of his DBS was difficult. He finds his speech is quieter and slower, and the "down" times are still quite bad but now with a new sense of something in his brain [not pleasant/alarming]; still, in the "up" moments he is experiencing more relief than he has had in a long time.  He is focusing on the outcome, knowing he has at least two more "adjustments" in Portland before they consider him fully programmed.

Yes, but how is he doing, you ask? Answer: it's a long road to the top when you want to rock 'n' roll [and Den wants to dance again].

Daphne