I have to admit, it was really rough when mom was in the hospital. We honestly weren\u2019t sure how much she\u2019d recover. But like a phoenix, she appears to be on the right track. Before anyone gets too excited, her state of \u201cgetting better-ness\u201d is relative.<\/p>\n
Mom won\u2019t ever walk again. She needs lots of help even to stand. We don\u2019t see that ever improving, even with therapy. She has basically been discharged from all therapies, but we are working with hospice to see if she might be able to continue some level of physical therapy to see if she could get to the point of making transfers a little safer and easier. There\u2019s no word on that, so thankfully we have some wonderful caregivers that are able fully help her.<\/p>\n
She doesn\u2019t talk much. She has her moments, but it takes a lot out of her. When she does choose to talk, she\u2019s extremely soft spoken so it\u2019s sometimes difficult to hear her. Again, that just takes so much energy.<\/p>\n
She\u2019s back on a modified diet. Her swallow reflex is delayed, which can lead to her choking (and was the cause of her aspiration pneumonia). She can\u2019t drink regular drinks, they have to be thickened. We have to be very careful about what she eats and drinks.<\/p>\n
Her short-term memory is pretty bad. She got her hair done last Thursday morning. I was asking her about it that afternoon and she was adamant that she didn\u2019t get her hair cut. With some convincing she finally believed me (I think I eventually had to show her a picture). So if you talk to her and she doesn\u2019t say much or can\u2019t remember something, don\u2019t get offended. It\u2019s just something that happens.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not all bad news though\u2026 She\u2019s back to participating in some activities when she\u2019s up to it (she\u2019s actually at Bingo as I type this!). She looks better, rests a lot (no escape attempts \u2013 she hasn\u2019t attempted even once to get up by herself since she\u2019s been home) and best news of all \u2013 looks like she WILL make it to Cyndie\u2019s wedding after all! We are T-minus 6 days and mom has been doing great. She has her outfit picked out and our favorite caregiver switched her schedule so that she can join us. Not only to help mom, but she has become so important to us in such a short time. She\u2019s truly wonderful and we are so happy to have her attend the wedding as mom\u2019s \u201c+1\u201d.<\/p>\n
Looking forward to posting some pics of mom and the bride next week!<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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