Nov 11th 'more good news'

Today when I talked to my mother, it made my day.

Hearing her voice makes me feel that I am right there with her.I waited a few hours and then called to talk to her therapists.

I spoke to her Occupational Therapist. She told me that my mother was able to stand (with assistance) for about 3-5 seconds on her own! She is drawing with her left hand. She is also becoming more aware of her right side!

Her therapist also told me that my mother is ahead of schedule and is working very hard......I then talked to her Speech Therapist. He told me that she is working on fluctuating her voice. For the first few weeks she was very monotone. He also suggested to my mother and Betty to bring in a cd player. Since my mother loves Broadway shows he suggested to Betty to bring in some cd's with her favorite songs so that she can sing along.

I called my mother and Betty again around 5pm today. When I talked to my mom, I told her how her therapists told me how much progress she has made! I told her that it made me feel as if I were the parent in a parent-teacher conference and my mother was getting STRAIGHT A'S!

I LOVE YOU MOM!