Today was good. It was raining buckets today when the girls
and I came to see Lisa. We parked and came in the back way and had to turn around and go back to the van and park in the parking garage, due to a large meeting that we about walked in to...the is the price you pay when you want to come in the conference room area...because it is way faster than walking a mile through the halls. We had our lunch in tow from Taco Bell and were planning to eat it with Lisa. We got to her room and she had no lunch yet! She was hungry! Let us know about it too. I gave her some of my soft taco and a tortilla chip and went to see where her lunch was. It finally came and she was happy that she was gonna eat, finally!
We did not have drinks...Sydney was thirsty and drank all of Lisa's water from the morning. She then asked Lisa if she could have a sip, a tiny sip, of her DP...no answer...I told Sydney, "uhhh, that would be a NO." Lisa smiled and then got this smirk on her face and said, "you can have the rest of that one." LOL. It was more than half empty, hot and flat...because she (Lisa) just had a sip before her lunch came and we gave her the fresh one over ice. I laughed and Lisa said, "that is what she gets!" and kept eating her food. It was so funny...Sydney thought it was cute.
She said some funny things today, like she did before her stroke. She is doing pretty good. After she eats I take her to the bathroom. She sits on the toilet. She is able to transfer herself with little assistance, but still needs assistance. She only needs one person now, but it helps to have two. I ask her if she wants me in there with her, she doesn't care. So I sit there with her and talk about old times, like when she and I would wait til Mom, Amy and Karen, would take their afternoon nap and Lisa and I would go down to the dryer...yes, the dryer! We would take turns getting into the dryer and the other one would jump on top and turn it on so whoever was inside, would spin around...She totally remembers us doing that! LOL! When the one inside would say when, the other would open the door to stop the dryer and then it would be her turn. We did that alot...and never told my mom or dad...until years later when we got a new dryer...because the old one would not stay closed (it was a drop down door...easy for us to climb into) and we had to put the dishwasher in front of the door so clothes would dry. When we confessed, Lisa just laughed and told mom that it was true. Mom couldn't believe we did that. Lisa and I did the dryer thing often!
We have so many stories! So fun!
On Saturday, during our pizza Lisa is coming back, the Lisa that we had before her stroke. It is hard to believe that only 2 weeks ago she was a miracle to be alive...I wonder how long it will take, I wonder what she thinks about. I wonder if she is angry. I wonder if she truly knows. I wonder if I will ever be the same...I don't think so. I see things much differently than I did even 2 weeks ago. Many things that I thought were important still are, but just not as important. I now understand my mother...she often told me that after Lisa became sick, she said that she would not relive her life through her children, and would let them be who they were and let them do what they wanted to do...not what she wanted them to be and do. Lesson {she} learned, and a lesson I am beginning to learn.
I wanted to thank those of you who have taken time out of your busy lives to see Lisa and to send her cards...people who are from the past and the ones who are in her present life. You all matter!
If and when you see her, give her a hug...she has this awesome look in her eyes, that comes from within, when she receives a hug. Priceless!
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