Mom had such a great day today! Her eyes were open widely a lot on and off. She moved her right shoulder, both her feet, her right arm, made faces...
She was brought to the Recreation Room for the first time today too! The Recreation Therapist, is so full of life and passion for what she does. She is the greatest! (Along with the Speech Therapist). When I arrived today, The recreation therapist had some of the CNAs help her bring mom down the hall to the Rec Room. She announced that mom needed a change of scenery and to be in the midst of conversation and music. She had mom sitting, in the big chair they use for her, right in front of the music speakers. They were playing 70s and 80s music---some of mom's favorites! Claudia was on one side of mom and I was on the other and we were singing and moving her arms to the music. We were the entertainment for the other residents! At one point, mom took my hand in hers and moved it to her mouth and seemed to kiss it. She also looked like she mouthed a line from the song, "Somebody done somebody wrong song" --- the line she mouthed twice was, "While I miss my baby. While I miss my baby." As Claudia and I sat there, on either side of mom, "playing" I thought about how I would remember the events of this afternoon for the rest of my life...how we three were still making memories together.
I was so blessed today for another reason. As I sat in my lawyer's office signing my divorce papers, and wishing so badly that I could talk to my mom, one of her friends e-mailed me in response to the update e-mails I send everyone...and her words of support were so much what I needed at that time. And it reminded me that, even in the middle of this storm in our lives, God is still there for us, in the midst of it all. Every day as I write to you all and each of you calls or writes back to me, I am reminded of the faithfulness of God. And, as I said yesterday, I give thanks. It struck me that, even in mom's condition (or maybe because of it being what it is), there is love and support and blessings all around us--we are all reaching out to each other in love in whatever way we can at this time. God is faithful.
“all things come together for good to those that love the lord, and are called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28
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