so far so good

Well, Lisa is doing better. We took her off her meds, more than the drs wanted us to, but she only takes 1 pill at night...of the med that we thought was causing havoc on her system. She seems better.

Sunday, Karen picked her up for church and then we switched and I took her. We took her to the batting cages to watch Sydney and Michele hit softballs and then to Chili's to eat. She said she has never been there and she really liked it. We then watched as a thunderstorm rolled in and got out to the car before it let loose! We JUST made it thankfully. It rained huge drops and it was coming down pretty hard. We detoured to Dad's house and visited him for about an hour. Lisa ate some watermelon and some peanut butter balls, for quality control check. I didn't like them, but everyone else did. LOL! Lisa wanted a box for the road. I got her a handful, cuz I know it won't last for a day or two. I am sure they were gone before the watermelon!

She is able to talk and to hold and initiate conversations again. She wants to be included in the party! She was sitting in a chair and we were sitting in the same room, just across the room and she wanted to be closer, thinking she was in her wheelchair, she tried to undo her brakes...she walked in and didn't have her WC so we helped her up and she walked over to where she wanted to be and we set her chair down so she could be closer. Excuse the grammar there:)

Lisa's caregiver, Lori, took Lisa to the Memorial Day parade. Lisa enjoyed it. She wants to get out more, now that it is nice. It was a year ago that she was moved to the hospital in Normal. It has been a long year for her...for us.  We have a meeting soon to discuss her goals. She has been in her apt for almost 8 months now!

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