Great Update On My Mom!! 5/18/08

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Hi everyone!!Mom seems to be doing much better! Each day that goes by, it appears she's making leaps and bounds towards wonderful progress!! I never imagined anyone could bounce back as quickly as she has thus far and I pray that she continues to do so as the days ware on. I wasn't too happy with the nurses or the cna's yesterday and I let them know it because we had arrived around 3 in the afternoon and found mom's legs off the bed and her gown and sheet disheveled and then I realized, she hadn't had a bath!! Oh I freaked out big time but not towards the nurses or aids but I made darn sure that it was a NO NO because this is MY mother and she's a clean woman and therefore better be well cared for. Oh I was livid to say the least!! They cleaned her up the best I can say, got her clean sheets and gown so she looked right nice when we got back into her room. I don't care if it's the weekend, my mom is there and she's paying for this care so she best get it or they'll hear from me. Anyway, today as well as yesterday that she was adamant that she was going home and there was no changing her mind but thankfully today, the nurse gave her something to calm down and she was so relaxed that she fell asleep and kept waking up for a minute or two and fell back to sleep. We left soon after for she dearly needed her rest but before we did, I put some of her favorite lotion on her arms and hands and she grabbed my hand and pulled it to her mouth and kissed my hand over and over and over again!! She said some sentiments but I couldn’t make them out but the kisses told it all then she took my palm and put it to her cheek. It made me feel so darned good!! I mean, WOW!! (Smiling from ear to ear!) The nurses started weaning her off the trech/ventalator and so far (crossing my fingers!!) she's doing great! Tomorrow she's going in for a swallow test and if she passes (again crossing my fingers!) she'll be able to drink something by mouth - finally! She wants a drink of water so badly and I really feel for her so much but we have to be sure she can drink it and that the fluid goes to her stomach and not her lungs like it was before. That's why she has a feeding tube. Gosh I hope she passes this test!!Now the stroke had affected her right side and she's right handed. She wasn't able to move her arm at all there for a while but now she can!! Yesterday was the first day and it's even better today!! YIPPEEE!!!!! She's just awesome!! She's making these huge leaps and bounds that we thought would take weeks or months for her to regain!! It's just so awesome!! God is Awesome!! I can't wait to see her tomorrow to see what leap and bound she's made because she's doing it every day now!!She doesn't have a lot of coordination yet but she's gained quite a bit of it back!! I'm telling you leaps and bounds!! She still can't talk but I've been able to lip read pretty much most of what she says so it's a jump start for the two of us!! YIPPEEEEE!! I'm just so excited about her progress!! I would not be one bit surprised if she comes home in two or even three weeks. Not one bit surprised for she's just incredible!! AND she's my MOM!!!!! I'm soooo darned proud of her!!