An Adventure

This afternoon, I asked Mom's speech therapist (a wonderful lady!) if she thought it might be possible for us to take Mom for a little walk in a wheelchair. Mom regularly spends time sitting up in a chair now, and I thought a change of scenery might be good for her. The speech therapist said she thought that would be terrific, so when the physical therapists came, we asked them to get Mom into a wheelchair. We were able to take her for a short walk through the hallways of the hospital and even out into a courtyard so she could breathe the fresh air. Aunt Susan and I alternated pushing the wheelchair and taking pictures of the expedition, while Dad pushed Mom's IV pole. The nurses were wonderful; many of them waved and cheered for Mom as we went by. They called her by name and asked her to smile, to wave, and to say hello. Mom lifted her right hand in a little wave that looked like the "Miss America" wave, and the nurses unanimously agreed that Mom looked ready for the Rose Parade.

Mom has a small stuffed bear in addition to her penguin, and today she was playing little games with them as she worked to regain use of her hands. She could pinch the bear's paws together to grab the penguin's beak. Mom likes setting little challenges for herself and trying to meet them. She's very determined to recover use of her limbs. Please continue to pray for her physical progress, and particularly that her left arm, leg, and hand will begin to progress as her right side has.

Hopefully Mom will be transferred to Auburn Faith on Friday.