Labor Day labors

Today was a sort of grind it out day. Mom wasn't too alert, and seemed somewhat agitated. She even pulled her feeding tube out far enough that they had to remove it all the way. Since she doesn't drink enough (and it's mighty hard to spoon feed more than a liter of liquids a day) they will probably reinsert it tomorrow. We've decided that the feeding tube is not all bad because it enables the nurses to get the yucky tasting medicine down her quite easily.

There were some bright spots today. Grace Shimizu came to visit and brought some pink grapefruit, which Mom really enjoyed. She even brought some fruit for Dad! When we went for a walk around the halls, Mom greeted several nurses and aides who had helped her last week, and was very considerate. She also cooperated with the speech therapist and answered almost all his questions, and ate all her meals.

So, despite the difficulties, Mom is definitely improving. We'll take everything we can get, and continue to cheer her on! Go, Mom!