Mom is still doing great today! For therapy, she walked up and down an entire flight of real stairs - from the 12th floor to the 11th floor and back up again. She did super! Also today, she used a fork to eat some salad, completely on her own. She did it left-handed, as that hand is more advanced than her right one, so perhaps she'll be ambidextrous when this is all over. She only ate a couple bites of salad, but the skill was definitely there.
As far as eating is concerned, it is still not on Mom's tops list, although her stomach is feeling better. The vitamins and/or acid-reducers must have been the culprits, since she is not in discomfort since discontinuing them. Dad got some training today in how to use the PEG line to supplement Mom's calories, so he knows how to do it, but hopefully her eating will pick up soon so he doesn't have to. We've tried every tempting food we can think of, to no avail. It doesn't do ANY good to push, so we just let her take the lead.
Still no decision from the insurance appeal. Jim Jr. found out today that the package he had overnighted to New York was actually delivered and signed for on Saturday morning as promised, but never taken upstairs to the appeals committee. Jim Jr. talked to them today and they are supposedly going to look everything over before making their decision. I just wish they could see the videos from yesterday. If a picture's worth a thousand words, those videos speak volumes!
The hospital instituted some new visiting rules because of the H1N1 influenza. Beginning today only two visitors are allowed at any one time in a patient's room, with visiting hours ending at 8 p.m. That doesn't really put a crimp in our style too much, because we can just go out onto the couches at the end of the hall if we have more than 2 visitors, or some of us can go get a bite to eat in the cafeteria downstairs. Kind of sobering to think about, however.
Anyhow, Mom's making fabulous progress. Thanks for the fasting and prayers!
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