The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #105045 Message #2201688
Posted By: David Ingerson
25-Nov-07 - 02:35 AM
Thread Name: Mary Benson had a stroke (Sept. 2007)
Subject: RE: Mary Benson had a stroke
Mary is improving significantly!
She can now walk unassisted all around the hall of her nursing facility. She has more energy and wants to say more and does--and more of what she says is understandable. Her mispronunciations are often closer to the word she means to say and it's obvious she has a lot of meaningful things to say. It's just that about 60% comes out garbled, which is a lot better than it was before. She still does have a long way to go, of course.
Two weeks ago there was a party to celebrate her 58th birthday. She was in good spirits and reveled in the support of about a score of friends and family. Her son, Max, was able to be there, as were her two brothers and one of her sisters. We sang many birthday songs, but she couldn't join in. However, she wanted me to bring a box of her music along next time I visit and we would go through it to maybe find something she would want to work on sining!
She was scheduled to have Thanksgiving dinner at one of her brother's house and to have a visit with Max, too.
Things are looking good.
Part of me feels apologetic about waiting so long to report on Mary's condition, but, as someone pointed out above, taking the long view yields a more positive outcome. I'll use that as my excuse. ;-)
Thank you all for your responses, helpful suggestions, and good thoughts.
Cheers,
David