Day 21: Message from Boise

MeeMee, Stacy and Izzy at the Brown Palace for tea...

Day 21:

Well, here's something special. Today mom recited exactly what SHE wanted to write on the blog for you all to read:

" The PT and OT's have both said that it's a good thing that I had Pilates classes and

did the walkathon as it has been helping a lot with the progress of my therapy. You need to 

appreciate the simple things in life like getting up with your husband in the morning and having 

coffee with him – or bouncing a balloon back and forth with your friend. 

Don’t take anything for granted".

On that note, my dad said earlier today and on these walkathons (Susan Komen 3 Day for a Cure) that everyday you would see the same people over the course of the three days. He said that there was a woman that inevitably they would be walking behind and the back of her shirt said the following:

" I will never procrastinate, I will never whine, I need nothing"

Mom is doing great and exhausted. Today she was in physical therapy for 6 hours and is making great progress. Soon she will be able to get in and out of the wheelchair by herself and her right leg continues to strengthen which means more and more independence.

Mom continually says, "I can do this, I can do this". She is determined to get better and even asked dad when the therapy will end! She said to me earlier the faster she gets better, the sooner she'll get out of there.

She also continues to ooze with sweetness. All of the nurses and therapists continually tell the family that she is the sweetest patient they have and everyday she floods them with nice words, compliments and thank you's. I don't think their used to being "thanked" after taking a patients blood but heck...they are now!

So there...take moms lead and put on your "sweetness hat". Use some nice words tongiht, say thank you and give someone a compliment.