Quick Update

Hi. I just wanted to send a quick update before bed. Mom is getting clearer and clearer each day. As she says it, she's "getting her brain back." She's doing a lot of hard work each day, and it's really starting to show. She can now hold a cup with her left hand and she's even able to control her right wrist and fingers, which is great considering she has nerve damage in her right arm, which has caused her right wrist to "drop." She didn't sleep well last night, but, when I left tonight, she seemed much more at ease, so I hope tonight is better for her. Tomorrow, she starts therapy at 7:45 and is pretty much booked until mid afternoon. The activity is good for her physically and mentally and she really likes her therapists and her rehabilitation doctor.

Tonight, I washed her hair for her. Of course, after saying cheerfully, "here we go, Mom!", I proceeded to dump the soap in her eye. Thankfully, she was in a good mood, and just joked with me, saying "please, at least let me have my eyesight!" It all turned out well, and, hopefully by next week, she'll get a professional cut. Oh - she got a massage today, too. CPMC provides wellness therapies, so she can get regular massages and other wellness services, which is great.

Her medical "team", which consists of all her doctors, therapists, etc. will meet tomorrow to discuss a plan for mom's treatment. They meet weekly for each patient. So, we should have a little more info tomorrow after the meeting.

All in all, she's keeping her wits about her and is laughing a lot. I took her a stack of e-mails from friends and read them to her, so, feel free to keep sending e-mails to her at sherylwow3@aol.com and I'll be sure to share them with her right away.

love,
jennifer