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Mom and Donald were in the lobby when I got there after work. Have I said that before?
So she was in a good mood. She said the guy who did her therapy today told her "that I've improved 2 something in my movement" in her legs. She said she he examined her muscles and joints and told her she was doing great. So hopefully they will continue her therapy. If that had done that a long time ago she would be walking now more than likely.
She had went to therapy at 3. Her brother said she was in the room waiting to go to the bathroom when he got there at 5.
Pat came in about 630. Mom was glad to see her.
I forgot to post a photo of Donald's camouflaged shoes last week. I think. Maybe I did. But here they are again. Amazing that they can be seen.
Mom seemed to have a pretty good weekend, staying pretty coherent and alert.
Friday she and Donald were in the lobby when I got there. She had therapy that morning and took a nap after lunch and thought it was another day, that was the only negative part. She said she had been on the phone with Batchie and was so tired she thinks she hung up on her. "I remember I went out in the hall asking people what day it was."
Saturday I went over about 1230 and took her a bo berry biscuit from McDonald's and some coffee which she had after lunch. We sat out on the porch for a while and she got some sun. She said Terry called from Gatlinburg. I left about 130 to get get stuff to fix Misha's grave with.
I went back after supper and she had took a nap but it had not messed up her days. She had a lot, pot pie and salad and diet banana pudding. She had asked for some shea butter lotion so I had gotten that while I was out but forgot to bring it in. When I went to get it David and Pat had just drove up.
Sunday I went over at 5 and told her I had an apple pie for her if she ate all her supper. She had stew beef over rice and some tomatoes and okra, no dessert.
I met her in the hall on the way to the room and gave her a lift. She liked the apple pie. She said she had a blister on her leg from sitting in the sun yesterday and the nurse had drained it for her. Terry called again. Lowell Presbyterian Church played bingo with them today but she didn't know until the last minute and didn't go. We were watching tv and she saw someone from Johnson and Wales in Charlotte and said they were the ones that fixed the omelette's the other morning.
She wants to read her diary next time she goes home. She said she should keep one now. "I have so many interesting things going on" she said, as she shook her head from side to side and closed her eyes.
We were watching Food Network and Taylor Dayne is on one of the shows. I looked up and played this song for mom; it's so beautiful and amazing and even though it's more than 20 years old Taylor still looks the same. It's a song that I really like and I dare you to click the link and watch the whole thing and not be moved. Mom listened to it and really liked her voice.
Then I heard a noise. I said was that your stomach or a car? Mom said it was her stomach. We laughed but I still think it was maybe a sound from a neighbor's tv. I hope so anyway because it was loud enough to be quite concerning.
My boss let me leave early at 6. My sinuses had been bothering me all day.
This morning I had a dream that I was sitting on the porch at mom's facility and she and dad drove up. They both got out of the car and mom was on a walker. They were getting back from therapy. When she got to the end of the sidewalk and stepped off onto the pavement she fell face forward onto the driveway. I could see her raise up her head and she was crying like a baby. It was so horrible. I ran to her and as soon as I got there she hopped up and grabbed her walker again. I said "momma you can stand up good!"
So I told her about that tonight. I said maybe it's a good sign her therapy will work. She's not looking forward to it at 9 in the morning but she's not opposed to it either.
She said resident council was today and she asked them "why am I going over there to get therapy when you could do it here?" She said they told her that her family had arranged it and she said no they hadn't. They when I reminded her tonight that we did she said "I know that."
They had omelets this morning and she loved it. She said the cheese was stringy and they cut them up with a big knife.
She got a card from both Emma and Erin each today. Terry and Mandy came by and showed her a photo of Michah opening her card. I showed it to her on my phone too from the email Melody sent me last night.
So with the visits and cards she said "today was my big day." She was in a good mood.
The usual suspects were in the lobby when I got there after work. Donald had a cross he had made me for Misha's grave. Mom had took a nap and said she woke up and went down to have fish, hush puppies, turnip greens, potatoes and jello. She thought it was breakfast.
Donald brought up the nonsense some people have of saying the President was born in a foreign country. I told him some people do not think there's a moon out there either. Then I asked Siri on my phone to send him to the moon. She promptly generated a "to" message that said "The moon" but said she didn't know who my uncle was.
Mom almost got upset about it thinking she really was going to send him to the moon. "You shouldn't mess with that Greg" she said, referring to the technology behind it. I told her it can't do anything like that.
She said she watched the State of The Union speech last night. "I feel all the way different about him. I think God put him in there. He's smart." Then she commented on how he was born in another country and came here and reminded us of our heritage. I guess I should send her to the moon with her brother.
Speaking of him, when I got there they both said some couple had passed by and asked them how long they had been married. Mom said she's not sure if they ever got them straightened out or not.
Drake went in the kitchen tonight and I barked like a big dog. He came running in here and thought it was outside. After some watch dogging he tired out and laid down on the sofa.
Mom was fat and sassy when I went by tonight after work.
In my 20 minutes there I learned:
-she already had her shower and her gown was on and the bed changed.
- she was eating a very good smelling chocolate cookie.
-her pastor and wife came by to see her today. She said he told her a lot of the people she had known there had died. She said she wished I could talk to them. I told her she had just talked to them. She said yeah but they need to talk to a Jordan. I said well they just talked to you. She said I mean a male Jordan like Andrew. I told her I'd put a stamp on her so she'd be mail. "Where are you going to send me, the Outer Banks?" she said as she laughed.
- Therapy went well she said he acts like she should stand up already and wash her hands.
- she said another tooth chipped off Sunday. I told her I need to get her to the dentist it's overdue.
-I forgot again to tell her they are tearing the old water tower down at Rex # 1.
And then I left. When I got home Drake was not there. Not at the door anyway. He's never not met me at the door or come running toward it. I shut the door and called him and he still didn't come. Finally I walked into the living room and called him and he was on the sofa just getting up. He must have really been tired. With Misha just checking out last week it scared me to death.
I took Donald and Bertie an All-American Dog from Sonic on my way to see mom. He was feeling better. He said he may make Misha a cross on Monday.
Mom was in the dining room but had just finished so we headed to the room. David and Pat came in not too much later. Mom said she played bingo this morning and won a quarter and there were some singers there at two that she enjoyed.
I went over Sunday a little earlier about 345. She was in the bathroom. We stayed in the room and talked until I took her to supper at 450. The food was already out. I went to get some gas and run an errand.
When I got back about 520 she was already in the room and David and Pat were there. I stopped by and looked at her plate in the dining room on my way and it was barely touched. Stew beef looked so good I amost ate it myself. Pat said she had eaten all of her carrot cake. Mom said she ate all of the stew beef that she wanted. We told her she needed to eat it all for the protein. I don't remember checking carrot cake on her menu anyway, but maybe I did.
David confirmed she has therapy sheduled again for the next two weeks.
