Friday--Jamie

We think mom had another decent night sleep last night. She was really worn out a short time after dinner and pretty much told us to go, so she could go to sleep. ") Hoping she slept all night long!

We worked on some speech things with her this morning....counting, ABC's, asking questions such as: when is your birthday, what is your name, Is it cold or hot outside-- things of that nature. We also have some picture boards that we use to ask her to pick out objects such as a toothbrush, telephone, tv, boat, etc...... She does great on some, and really struggles on others...it is all very difficult to figure out what she will get and what she will not get, but she is definitely working hard on them and we LOVE it when she surprises herself with "popping" out an answer that just seems to come from nowhere.

This morning, she went down for occupational therapy and I went with so I could see what they want her to work on. She worked with some silly putty where the therapist had mixed in some plastic pegs, buttons, etc.....mom was to "work them out" of the putty. Following that, she worked on rolling small pieces of the putty into balls....I told her it looked like she was making cookies....same shape and color! ") Then she took them and practiced squishing them with her thumb and each finger. Helping with her hand strength.

After Occupational therapy, she went right into Physical Therapy since we were down there. She worked on some leg exersices...leg presses, and side push and pulls. Some balance with foot steps up and back down on a stair to work on balance.

Following therapies, she was able to go take a shower which she really enjoyed and then off to lunch. It's pretty non stop so far today...currently we are sitting out in the "great room" where they have a very large bird cage (10 ft tall) that houses around 15 birds or more...including a new baby. Finches, doves, etc... very nice place to hang out.

Speech therapist just got here......more therapy! ")

That's it for today so far.....cards continue to come in and are so appreciated. She reads them all....we have her read them out loud. Happy Friday everyone!