A better Lisa!

Lisa is back! I mean...the Lisa that we all know and Love is BACK! I have said that before, but after this 2nd shunt surgery, Lisa is truly back to her original personality, she is spunky, witty, smiley, and her opinionated self! Joe came with me to see her today. The last time he saw her was when she was in the hospital, when she was so weak she pleaded with me to "feed her" half way through her lunch. He was surprised and very happy to report that she is doing awesome!

She was in the therapy room when we came. She was picked up again by therapy due to her surgery. Last week was going to be her 1st week without therapy, due to her plataue issue. When I saw her in OT I was encouraged by what I watched her do. She lifted her right hand to the side, to the front and above her head; with the use of a cane which she held in both hands. I have a video from my phone but wish I knew how to transfer to the computer...aughhh. Anyway, she has this cute smile on her face the entire time she is exercising.

When I asked the OT if she sees a difference in her demeaner and her abilities, she said, "Oh yeah, This is the first time I have seen her since she got back to the nursing home and her range of motion is better and she is just doing alot better." WooHoo! We are so excited!

She (Lisa) asked me if I was staying out of trouble...Joe asked her is she was drinking beer or smoking cigarettes. She said something smart back and called him a turkey. She told him to "shut up!" Celeste, her OT laughed out loud, she has not heard Lisa say that before. Joe kept at it and Lisa kept up with it. Funny.

Karen told me that Lisa told her on Sunday night, that she did not want to go home to the apt until she can get out of bed all by herself...wow! That is huge! Karen thought that was awesome that she said that! On Saturday, Lisa took off her glasses and looked at me and pointed to her left eye and said, "Look Karla, my eye finally popped open!" She always said that it would, that it would "just take time"...She had a faith that only comes from above...She said she can see out of it...her pupil still points down, but she is tracking better! I asked her if she can see better and she asked me in an irritated voice..."Whatdoya think???" LOL!

Amy, Karen and I all think that she is the way she was the night we all spent the night together, before her surgeries. She fought so hard, and we fought so hard with her. It is not over! It is only beginning, but we are so thankful that we persisted and that we know her ways better than she does...that we are her voice! Yay!