I know all your prayers and good thought have made big difference, I've said it before, but here it is again.... What a GREAT group of people you all are

Grams Condition: Weak but stable; the stroke was in the cerebellum and showed it's impact in her throat; She's having difficulty swallowin and speaking is like a child just learning to speak, you have to listen for the form of the word more than pronunciation to understand, she has to repeat most of what she says, but she won't stop talking either...

Today I was talking to my mom across the room and holding a wet cloth I'd used to soothe her eyes. As I was speaking, I was sub-conciously swinging the cloth in my hand.... Gramma set up such a fuss and we all freaked, wondering what was wrong... the third time she said it, we understood..... I was spraying her with water from the cloth... poor woman !

All the family has been there at different times... it's been good. Usually we're a pretty dysfunctional group, but it felt good today... we had some laughs, and gramma even joined in on the fun.

Mentally, she seems fairly alert, if her body doesn't double-cross her, and with some rehab, she might just be ok.

Thanks again for all your thoughts... I hope you all are well

Darrel

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but rising every time we fall." Confucius