We have some really great news to share!! Wow, what a difference the last 3 weeks have made! It is very apparent that being sedated in Portugal definitely held her recovery back because our Mom is absolutely blossoming!!!!
Here is a list of 10 of Mom’s accomplishments in the last 10 days:
1. She has spoken her first words!
2. We think she can read!
3. She has memories!
4. She can laugh and smile!
5. She remembers people (even blew a kiss to her friend on a FaceTime call!!!)
6. She can engage in conversation most of the time and answer questions using her mouth or shaking her head.
7. Her personality and sense of humor is intact completely….she is definitely still smirking and cracking jokes!
8. She even sat on the edge of her bed today without much assistance!
9. She can tolerate having her trach capped and has had it downsized to the smallest size they go before they remove it!
10. She can pass items back and forth between her hands and even tried to brush her head when we handed her a brush!
We got a call from the doctor today on our way up to see her and they are reengaging PT, OT, and SLT because she is doing so well! This lady you guys…..She is kicking ass and taking names!!! We are so proud of her and her accomplishments!!!!!
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