16 Days

The current plan is for Mom to be released from the TIRR Center on May 6. That is in 16 days. Her progress will determine what we do from there.

She is ready to get out of the hospital, NOW. A fact she reminds you of regularly.

Mom will definately need additional therapy. She gets confused very easily and has trouble remembering things.

The neurologist told me that she will need constant supervision for between 6 months and 1 year. We are hoping that with the best therapy possible, she can make a full mental recovery.

Will keep you posted as we prepare for the next step on the long road ahead.

Happy Easter

Here is an Easter present for all of you. Mom has made great physical improvements. We are hoping that her short term memory improves as well.

Please note that she is tying her left foot using both hands, she just tied her right shoe and I was able to take this with my cell phone.

She still suffers from left neglect but is improving. I know it sounds silly, but I was excited to see this and thought you would too.

April 7th

Went to see Mom for lunch today.



She was able to walk from her room to the common area with my arm around her for support. After eating a few bites of lunch, she was able to walk back to the room with minor assistance.



The biggest obstacle right now is Mom's attitude. She is tired of being in the hospital. I do not blame her, but we need to keep her motivated and focused on recovering.

Please send her your well wishes either on this blog or via mail.



Here is a picture of Mom with Johnny from about two weeks ago.

April 3

It is amazing to see how well mom is doing.

She is able to do so many things with minimal assistance. Every morning she is able to get dressed, brush her teeth and eat breakfast with almost no help.

I will try to post some pictures soon.

Stephen

March 29

Mom is doing really well.

When she wakes up she still is confused for a little while.

Today we stepped out of the room to grab lunch while Mom was asleep. We received a call that Mom had tried to walk to the restroom on her own and fell. She did not even bruise her arm.

We are working with her to use the nurse call button when she needs anything. Learning to ask for help when she needs it is part of the rehab process.

Because of today's incident, I would like to have someone stay at the hospital everyday until she leaves the rehab center.

If you have been interested in visiting Mom, now would be a good time to do so. If you can stay for an afternoon, overnight or even for just a few hours, we would greatly appreciate the help.

Mom remembers people very well and is quite talkative when she is awake. Please let me know when you would like to come so we can make sure there are not to many visitors (the room is not big enough for more than a handful of people).

Stephen Hunt
713-725-2759
sewhunt@hotmail.com

March 28

Mom walked 45 feet during physical therapy on Friday. She is able to do more and more things on her own.

Sometimes after she wakes up Mom is a little groggy and gets confused. But that is the exception, not the rule.

Our biggest challenge now is trying to keep her positive and motivated. She is the kind of person who keeps moving constantly. Every 5 minutes she asks, "What do I have to do next to go home?" We try to tell her just to rest or relax unless she is having a meal or in a therapy session. That answer is never good enough. According to Mom, there is always something to do.

March 22

Mom is much more mobile. She was able to stand for a very short time today and is able to do many more parts of her daily routine with less assistance.

We brought Hamlet, her black dog, up to the hospital to see her yesterday and today. He behaved very well. Everyone in the hospital enjoyed having him around.

She has come a long way in the past week. Seeing her stand even for a second was great.