Good Thursday

I spent the afternoon with Mom at St. Anne's today. She is much improved from yesterday and the day before. She is alert and talkative. Her arm swelling is down so she is able to feed herself and hold a cup. Her legs are pretty war torn and they are keeping them elevated on pillows. She isn't walking at all so they use an elaborate hoist to lift her out of the chair and into bed. It isn't very comfortable but it gets the job done.

While I was there she had a visit and communion from Reed, a very nice Salvatorian student who is working there. She also met with the speech therapy person and had an OT evaluation. OT said that they would start working with her in her room tomorrow and they would alternate with PT every other day so that she would only have double therapies on one day a week. I questioned how hard they would push her as she tends to say, "No Thanks" when they come. She said they would try to convince her to work with them.

I brought Sam along so that was a nice treat too. He is a very good visitor and all of the ladies love him.

She is still confused about where she is and how she got there. I am hopeful that will improve, especially with the speech therapy. For now, she is on the mend and we are all thankful for that!