I look back 3 months ago and recall where we were. At home, at the hospital for hours on end. Dad wasn't speaking. He quickly lost his ability to eat. He wasn't getting liquids orally. He wasn't able to go to the bathroom on his own. He deteriorated in a few days.
3 months later he's able to walk a few steps. He can speak a few sentences. It's exhausting for him, but he can do it. All this he's managed in the last 2 weeks. I'm hoping that the hospital will recommend a long term rehabilitation centre rather than a nursing home.
Mom too, has her good days and her bad days. As she says "I have no one to dump on except you". I take it, sometimes well, sometimes not so well. It's difficult see your mother/parent going through such turmoil that they can't even think any more.
We continue to hope and pray for continued progress.
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