One Step

It's Karen doing some blogging so I'm going to be short but hopefully as informative as I can be.
I have been going to see Lisa in the AM and the PM over the weekend Sat. and Sun. to help and make sure she eats. I think sometimes over the weekend if no one is around to help her it just not get done. So with that said Lisa ate for me very well, I would put food on her fork just about every time I would have to tell her to put it to her mouth. She makes it every time and is not sloppy so that make it easier for everyone. Before I go home I would help and wash her face and brush her teeth to make sure she has no food in her mouth sometimes she has some so its nice to make sure she all clear.

Monday I went in around 10:00am she was going down to walk the bars, she stood for a good 4min. then sat down and tried to walk but she just cant move her R foot so she couldn't take but 1 step with her good foot. Then she went back to her room and the it was time for OT she had a shower and the OT said she was doing so much better than she did on Sat. they are treating her R side as if she wont get that movement back, teaching her to put deodorant on with her L hand like a monkey just about every day to day stuff with that good hand. As she gains movement in her right side they will work harder with it. So when ever I go in to see her I always work her right side.
She ate well for lunch by herself with a little help for the ST she loves her chocolate pudding always saves that for last. I must say it is very hard to NOT to do everything for her I need to teach myself that she can do it and if she cant let her try again then help so we are all learning to take one step at a time.
I left her and returned to work around 1:00 so Dad could go to lunch. Will be going up to see her tonight to do the nightly things before she goes to bed. Thank heavens for mother in laws so my kids don't get board being at the hospital.
So until then I will blog when I can.
Thanks to all of you for caring and keeping her and us in your prayers. Karen