Day 25: What she wants for her birthday

 

Sorry, I don't know how to rotate this picture but...it says...

"You ain't bad enough"

Day 25:

So the cake above is one of three cakes that dad bought for the ICU floor, the 6th floor and now the therapists. There was joke made once by the therapist with mom and they were discussing the level of difficulty of something she had to do or something like that. So when dad gave them this cake everyone busted out in laughter. Dad says heck...if a cake will buy one more minute of attention from a doctor or a therapist...great!

Mom has had another busy day. I didn't know this until this morning but apparently mom gets an "agenda" for the day and literally every hour she meets with another therapist or doctor. Busy bee she is.

The highlights for today:

•  Mom was able to brush her teeth by herself today!
•  Wakes up with a great attitude, today being no exception
•  With the help of modern technology and electrical "stuff" they are beginning to see that parts of moms left side is "doing something". Sometimes she can feel a twitch or a pain in places that she hadn't felt before

Everyday my dad and aunts tell me how well she is doing and just thriving. They said we would've even recognize her as she has gained so much more strength and mobility. She's not quite running marathons but we have high hopes!

I asked her about all the cards she's been receiving and she said she absolutely feels "embraced" by them. Thank you again for keeping her spirits high and so delighted.

I also asked mom what she wanted for her birthday and she said, "I want out of here"!

Have a great day!