Out on the town!

EXCITING NEWS!!!  Mom just went for a ride in a wheelchair, away from her bed and her room! (OK, OK, not really out on the town, but this is huge!)  They wheeled her to the therapy room where they strapped her to the table and got her standing up again.  When they wheeled Mom back to the room, she remained in an upright position by herself in the chair for about half an hour, without so much as a strap or seatbelt!  How wonderful is that?!  She is so awake and alert and has been chatting away with lots of different people.  

Wow!  She just started talking about her condition and knew a remarkable amount about what is going on.  Alot of our discussion about her condition must have registered over the past few days.  Her logic and reasoning and vocabulary were definitely Mom.  Although some of the facts were a bit disjointed, we were impressed.  She connected sentences and thoughts into a cohesive paragraph. Amazing!

p.s.  John and Sharon Kasteler just came and Mom told them, "Well I guess all I can say is that things evolve over time and turn out the way they need to be."  Now, that's our Mom!