Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Happy Holidays

Things are continuing to go well. Mom has recovered from an infection and a little cellulitis, which was caught fairly early and not at all as bad as past infections. Throughout that recovery, she was active and keeping busy. She's in good spirits and getting stronger and stronger.

Her voice sounds much better, as her throat continues to recover from all the irritation from tubes being down there for so long. She's also eating a lot more and getting a lot less formula through the peg tube. She's taking most of her medications via mouth instead of tube now too.

PT keeps pushing her along, too. She's been practicing her balance and rotating with out any assistance or walker (no hands). She's walking longer distances with the walker. Her endurance also continues to improve in all her exercises in the rehab room.

OT made her go down to the employee break room and make a pot of coffee. She said she put in an extra scoop and it was too strong. I'm sure she'll be happy to do it again until she "gets it right." They also took her down to one of the computers so she could play a little solitaire.

She's still knitting, doing crosswords, and passing time watching more TV than she ever has before.

She enjoys your cards and letters. Thank you so much for keeping them coming. Your love is helping her get through. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers.

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