Mom is doing well. She is out of the hospital and trying to get back to "normal life." We are not sure what that will be, but we are all anxious to find out.
This week was the week I had to go back to work after Spring Break. Each morning at 6:30 I would find Mom and take her blood sugar level. Then, by 6:45 the kids, Ethan and I were gone for the day. Daddy is usually not far behind us.
Mom had to go to speech therapy twice during the school day. One day Daddy was able to take her and the next day one of her friends could. The speech therapy hours are during school hours and I am unable to help. If you are able to take Mom to Baylor during the day and would like to help out in that way - please let Mom and Daddy know. The therapy lasts one day for an hour and the second visit is only 30 minutes.
For those of you who have spoken to my mom on the phone - you probably think my mom doesn't need speech therapy. Mom sounds good, but she is working with the speech therapist on language and reasoning skills. She will do things for memory, too. The speech therapist even gave her homework to help her work with her memory. I have to tell her 10 words that are largely unrelated. Each word I say has to be about 5 seconds apart. She has to then wait 5 minutes and tell me as many words as she can remember. I do have cues for her if she needs help. Believe it or not - it isn't easy.
Physical therapy is going very well. Mom doesn't need her walker much anymore inside of her house. When she is outside or away from the house - she needs it. For now they are renting a wheelchair just in case she wants to "shop." But it is rarely used because Mom doesn't want to be out that long. Mom and Daddy went to Brookshires just this evening and Daddy took her in without her walker to get just a couple of things - Mom did well. Her body is mending quickly and getting stronger each day.
Ethan, the kids and I are not going to live with Mom this week. After two weeks at Mom's, Avery is begging to go home to her bed. I am still going to cook for her, clean when she needs me to, and take her to physical therapy 3 times a week. I am also going to invite her to our house on the evenings we don't have to go to therapy.
Mom would love some visitors. If you decide you would like to visit her during the day, please call first. She wants to make sure she will be there before you come. (She doesn't want to miss someone while she is going to therapy.) Mom loves to talk to people and with Daddy and I at work - she misses that interaction. Also, please let the phone ring many times if you call her. You might even call back a second time if it goes to voice mail. Mom is having a hard time getting to the phone when it rings. She has a cordless phone, but doesn't like to leave it off the hook for fear it will run out of batteries or it will be lost....
Thank you for taking the time to read the blog and pray for my family. Thank you for caring so much! I will post again sometime this week - lets say by Friday?
I talked to Debbie for a while Sunday. She was totally alert and understood every word & thought I said. When Dick got home, she asked me if I wanted to talk to Dick, and I told her I called to talk to her!! And I enjoyed it very much!! Keep doing well, Debbie. We love you. Max
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