I haven’t written in Mom’s blog in a while. *sigh* I really have to catch up. I just got really overwhelmed and exhausted. But, I have at least been treading water. Mom’s doing better, but not as well as I hope for in the future. We continue to have ideas to push her further towards independence. An example is what we have worked hard to accomplish with her as a volunteer. She is going to start visiting people who need visitors at the Delta County Memorial Hospital on Monday. I’m so proud of her wanting to continue to make a difference where she can. It just takes so much time and thought to keep moving forward and not just accept the status. If we had accepted the given status at almost any junture of this journey, we wouldn’t have afforded Mom what she is deserving of. She spent so many hours of HER earlier life being sure that I have the opportunities that have made my life a success. Now, it’s MY turn to repay the gift that she gave me.
The best news really is that she’s not in daily crisis anymore. She is having a new and different life than she had prior to her stroke. But, she has friends and activities and sets goals for herself that she can attain. We spent time in the pool on Wednesday for the first time in months and she did really great, save the sudden onset of exhaustion. She has no immediate crisis. Thank God!…..except for the call yesterday when she was upset because one of the ladies at Heidi’s called her a liar and another threw a scrabble piece at her and refused to keep playing scrabble with her anymore. **chuckle** It’s a bit like having a middle scholar to watch over, now! She and I agreed that she’d knock on the scrabble friend’s door and apologize and that being right doesn’t matter as much as being happy……It’s interesting how the lessons she taught ME are NOW the lessons that I’m feeding back to HER…
Thank Goodness she taught me WELL!