I know I said I would do better...

I need to turn this over to my mom so that you can get daily progress reports from her. And I think she is almost getting to the point that she would be able and would actually want to. We had a little set back this past weekend, they sent mom back to the hospital on Friday. Her hurt leg was still pretty swollen and they were worried about it so they did an ultra sound and found a clot that was in a vein that ran the length of her thigh. Thankfully they caught it and were able to get her to the hospital to have a filter put in. They have her on blood thinners and it's kind of a guessing game as to how long it will take and the right amount of medication before they will release her back to the rehab. Mom was pretty frustrated at first she was doing so well in her physical therapy it was hard to be stuck in bed again, but she does her reps and is trying not to lose the muscle. Another little bleep in the progress but definately one to be grateful for considering the alternative. Christmas is close and we are so grateful she will be here to spend it with us. Hope yours is happy as well!

The things we take for granted...

Mom continues to improve. She is working hard. She says that she has had to change the way she thinks and moves. Something as simple as moving a leg takes a lot more thought. Things you and I don't have to think about, we just do, Mom has to take a few minutes to figure out in her head first and then focus on the right muscles to make it all work. Who would have thought that you need timing to stand up? Mom is finding this all out. She is able to transfer her self from the bed to her chair using just a sliding board (basically a bridge to shimmy across from the chair to the bed) And she is able to put more weight on her good leg. She's not quite standing on it yet but she should be soon. Lacey is a tough task master and Mom says she needs a whip but we all love her for it. She's gonna make Mom better whether she likes it or not. She is able to balance the right amount of love with enough butt kickin' that my Mom admits she needs. Thanks for checking up on us, hope all is well!