Another super day...

Gosh I love writing these happy posts!

Today Mom wheeled herself down to the dining room and ate her lunch and dinner there at a table. This is fantastic, really - she hasn't had a meal sitting at a dining table in who knows how long. She is really making some terrific progress fairly rapidly now, which I just love! I had a great phone conversation with her today, and it was just so NORMAL. It felt really good to just chat with her about things that we used to talk about: her grandsons, the horses, how badly she wants to get out of the hospital, etc... (Okay, so that last one is a new addition!)

She still doesn't remember that Charlie had to be put down last year, and is talking daily about how much she wants to see her. For now, we're just kind of deflecting the dog talk; the truth will have to come out sometime, but we'll deal with that a little later down the line. If you happen to talk to her on the phone and she mentions Charlie, feel free to just kind of ignore the topic and change the subject... :-)

Much love from all of us to all of you!

~ Dana