What a difference a week makes!!

Well, after a crazy week at MacWorld in San Francisco, I have landed back in San Diego where I will be staying for the next 3 weeks to help out when Mom transitions home on the 19th. I went straight from the airport to the hospital and got to spend a good couple of hours with my Mom. Dana and Dad had been telling me how much better she was doing and how different she would be when I saw her, but I was still dumbstruck at the positive changes I saw.

Talking to her tonight was just like talking to my Mom on any normal day. She is back!! Her memory is still a little bit spotty, but she remembered a good deal of what we had talked about. She did reference Charlie Dog quite a few times though, which broke my heart a little bit, but I just played along for the time being. She is SO excited to come home. She has the countdown on a white board in front of her bed, and is working incredibly hard to get there as fast as possible. I watched her get out of bed and walk, unassisted, to the bathroom with her walked and I wanted to cry with happiness. Her color looks amazing! She is able to dress in her own clothes again, and is kicking some serious booty in therapy. Dad and I wheeled her down to the dining room and had dinner with her, and she ate quite a bit. Her appetite and taste buds are definitely back! Since she missed out on the cream of mushroom soup I made when I was hear last week I am making another batch tomorrow morning and bringing it to her tomorrow.

The change in her outlook, color, strength, and determination is a sight to behold and it just make me so happy. I can't wait to get her back to her ranch, although I am so sad to have to tell her about Charlie at some point. We are planning to have a cleaning crew come and give the house a good scrub down before she comes home as well, although I am SO impressed with the household my Dad has been keeping. The house looks amazing, so we will just be making sure the nooks and crannies are all clean for her.

I will make sure and keep this blog updated a lot as I am here the next few weeks. After a full week of MacWorld, school and work I am pretty much beyond exhausted tonight, so I think I will be calling it a day. Mom is doing so well and I really believe it is because of each and every one of you! Your prayers and love has been received and appreicated more than you will ever know! Mom said tonight that she feels the love and the prayer physically healing her from the inside out. I totally believe her and agree that we are all so blessed to have each an every one of you in our lives! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! More to come....