Today, Con/Mom continued with her new demeanor of spitting bullets at Dad for not taking her home. We are hoping to look back at these arduous days and laugh.
Good news is that her right leg is moving in a positive direction, i.e., continuing to gain movement. The arm, not so much, at all. They say it has been most affected and would be the last thing to move, if it's going to.
She is continuing to increase speech, but she's working on volume and projection. Still no smile, laughter or sparkle.
I was driving home from teaching a yoga class tonight and just wanted to pick up the phone to chat with her. :( It's those little things in life that are truly the big things, blessings. Luxuries we overlook daily. The future is not ours that's why they call the present a gift, not to be a cliche. I teach my students to live in present moment awareness and it is this mindset (and my practice) that allows me to manage this new adversity day-by-day. It's the only way.
Healing through a stroke is odd. It takes patience. Recovery has no guarantees, but for the faithful, we know it is not our will but His. There is a plan and sometimes we are not meant to understand. We are meant to accept the things we cannot change and have the courage to change the things we can. Good night and God bless.
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