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So much can change in a moment. A month ago Mom fell at her house and broke her hip. It was terrible but we were teasing her the next day that she’d not wanted to get it replaced but now she had no choice. She did well through surgery but within 2 days she had a massive series of strokes that were debilitating affecting the opposite side as the hip. She’s been in the hospital in Evansville the last month and she is moving to rehab closer to home tomorrow. Please say a prayer for her. This next part of her journey is so important to help her quality of life. When she gets home we are going to need some CNA support so if you know anyone that works privately, please private message me. We will be looking to set up some support for her. Mom is a strong lady and we love her dearly. It is so hard to watch the ones we love struggle and not be able to fix it for them.

It has been a whirlwind of a few days for our family. Mom had a hemorrhagic stroke shortly after midnight Sunday night. We were at the ER by 3 am and she was flown to St Francis by 6 am. CT confirmed she had a stroke with bleeding on the brain. When she got to the ER her right side was numb and she couldn't use her arm or leg. We were told to prepare to have her either go into inpatient rehab or skilled nursing care if we couldn't lift her or help her move at home. Amazingly hours later she was able to move her arm and leg but could move her foot forward or have any coordination in her arm. She couldn't walk. Today, she walked all the way up the hallway with a walker on her own. She got up and down from her chair/bed. She took a shower herself and brushed her own hair with that right arm. She sat down with a therapist to fill out a complex pattern with many tiny pegs and she nailed it. Just amazing. Best news is...she is coming home tomorrow with only PT and home health care! They expect her to make a full recovery in just a few weeks. Truly amazing! Thank you to everyone that prayed and sent us your love. We thank the Lord for being with us!

I really like this new pulmonologist! She ordered lots of tests and really wants to help me figure this out it seems. They said I will be having basically a full day of being at the hospital on Monday. Also, will be starting some sort of pulmonary rehab. Something like that. I'll find out more later. Anyhoo... I am feeling really positive. Here is to a great weekend! xD