Sorry this update is so
late. Got caught up with family this weekend and the beginning of the
spring sports season...
This weekend was up and down
for Shar. Overnight from Friday to Saturday there was an issue with her
bipap breathing machine. This resulted in her being very tired on
Saturday. But with Mindy home and spending the day with her, she had no
time to be tired. Her insurance only pays for 5 days of therapy per week,
so on Saturday she had Mindy therapy (which was undoubtedly harder).
Mindy worked on her getting out of bed and moving, as well as serving as a
surrogate speech therapist. She showed Shar magazine articles and quizzed
her on all the pictures.
Sunday was a better day.
Shar was much more alert and oriented. Mindy and Lauren spent the morning
with Shar and they were laughing and telling stories. At one point, Shar
was asked what Mindy's middle name is. She answered "Latoya"
which made the three of them crack up laughing. Shar then asked what
Mindy's name was. Mindy told her it was Irene and Shar scrunched up her
face in disgust and replied "It's not Irene. I would've never named
you that." Needless to say, the three of them were laughing even
harder! It truly is fascinating how the human brain works!
At noon, we arranged to have a family lunch to belatedly celebrate Shar's birthday. The staff at the rehab were very accommodating and let us use a private conference room. We had Panera takeout and Shar had mac and cheese and broccoli cheddar soup. She fed herself and didn't spill any of it - which is pretty noteworthy since she was known to spill on her upper chest (which she calls her shelf) before suffering a stroke. Following lunch, Mindy and Laur drove back to Connecticut and Shar had physical therapy. The rest of the day was spent with Jerry in the afternoon and Steph at night.
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