Claudia started the day with mom this morning. Mom was sleepy when she arrived so Claudia began her physical therapy and stretched mom's arms, fingers, legs...then the CNAs came to give mom a shower--that woke her up! When she returned from the shower, Claudia worked on mom's legs and put the 10 inch ball under mom's knee. Mom did 10 nice, high leg lifts with her right leg and 5 with her left!! Then Claudia did the "Sounds around the House" audio CD. For this CD, you listen to a common household sound and then try to identify the picture of what you are listening to. The CD comes with pictures, but Claudia took pictures of things in mom and dad's house that match the audio sounds. Claudia showed her how to point to the pictures...after a few prompts, mom pointed all by herself! and she picked the correct items!! When the sound of the fireplace came on, mom pointed to the picture of the fireplace and then pointed at her chest and said, "Mine." She was right! Claudia had mom do the pegs and pegboard next and mom completed the whole board (25 pegs) as Claudia said, "like lightning speed!!" Then Claudia had mom work on the wooden vehicle puzzle and she said that, as fast as she handed mom a piece, that's how fast mom put the piece in the puzzle. Claudia set mom up for the day then and left. Claudia forgot to mention that, on Wednesday, when mom's friends Flo, Flo and Maureen visited her, Claudia was telling mom to read the book they brought her and Claudia said that it appeared that mom mouthed, "I can't, I had a stroke." Claudia reassured her and told her, "Yes, but you can still read mom."
Dad went to New Jersey to pick up Aunt Sophie this morning and they came to see mom in the early afternoon. Cousin Tommy and his wife, Melissa, came all the way from Pennsylvania today to visit mom. JoAnn came with them. Cousins Danny and Barbara were there visiting with mom too. JoAnn said that mom seemed to really recognize everyone and gave a happy, surprised look when she saw each person!! Tommy and Melissa brought her a beautiful poinsetta and Danny and Barbara brought her some magazines (mom loves to read and can actually do it too) and also a cute penguin. The penguin was wrapped up and the package was tied with a bow and mom took her time to untie the bow carefully and methodically in order to open the present. They all said that mom kept mouthing sentences but no one was able to lip read. JoAnn said that mom became sad when everyone left for dinner. Dad and Aunt Sophie went back to tuck mom in for the night after dinner.
I am feeling better, but I still am not 100% better so I can't see mom yet. As much as it is killing me not to see her, I am finding some consolation in the fact that perhaps I will see a big change in her when I do finally see her because it will be almost a week since I saw her last.
"Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning" Psalm 30:5
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