I began the day with mom this morning. Claudia and John are on a brief but much needed get-away. Mom was asleep and totally crooked in her bed this morning. It looked like her legs were almost off the bed. I straightened her and put her hearing aids in and glasses on. Her CNA came to get her ready for the day. The bed sore on mom’s lower back (sacrum) is almost totally healed!! PTL! Mom was in a kind, good mood when she woke and talked much to the nurse, CNA, and me. Carmine, John and Con’s cousin, came to visit and work with mom this morning. He couldn’t get over how great she looked and behaved and it was actually not a great morning for mom. He asked mom what her favorite food was and she said she didn’t know so I asked if peorogies are her favorite food and mom said yes but also pronounced the food in the proper Ukranian manner. Mom’s roommate had the TV on very loud all night long. One of the CNAs kept coming in to shut the TV but the roommate turned it back on. Mom was up all night. So as a result, she slept for the majority of the morning…while I, Carmine, and Anthony and Samantha were visiting with her. Her trach was capped again today while Carmine visited. It was capped for 2 ½ hours with only the nose oxygen used. She did GREAT---even though she was sleeping, her breathing was fine. Carmine asked mom what her phone number was and mom said she didn’t know so I said the first 3 numbers and mom said the remaining 4!! I asked her address and she said she didn’t know again and then I gave her the first number and she said it and then the first sound of the street and she said it!!! Carmine said he will be working on helping build strength in mom’s muscles to help her swallow again. He said that this strengthening should have been done before offering mom food. He is going to teach us how to do the exercises. God bless Carmine. He is such a wonderful person to give his time like this to mom. Mom left for PT as Anthony and Sammy were leaving. Dad said that the therapist told him mom did great again today and that she only became distracted a few times but gave him her attention again right away when he called her back to task. When I came back to see mom this afternoon before work, mom was in bed flipping through a magazine. She talked to me on and off but basically remained engrossed in the magazine. I asked mom if she was ready to work and she said, “No my head hurts now” and closed her eyes. Did asked if she was sleeping and mom said yes. We all laughed at that! Although mom did fall asleep then. Dad said mom woke up for a long while after I left. He tucked her in for the night. Mom's physical therapy and respiratory therapy (capping the trach) are good things that take up a large part of her day. Our family therapies become difficult to do on a daily basis now. Mom grows stronger each day.
"The Lord is my strength" Exodus 15:2
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