Let the countdown begin!

9 days and counting!

Mom will be released back to the real world on Sunday, July 5 (at least according to the schedule). She'll come here to the house until Thekla's (the grand-daughter) wedding in Fredericksberg on Friday.

She is now the poster child at Vista Ridge for all those needing a little inspiration. She gets to lead the counting during group exercises, and they have asked her to talk to people who have given up hope or lost their way getting back in therapy.

They are also doing more "coaching" with her now- reminding her not to do things alone, not to depend too much on the walker but know when to use the wheelchair, etc. They will provide her with quite a bit of equipment when she comes home to make the transition easier (as none of our houses are really wheel-chair or walker friendly). She's learning to walk sideways and backwards in the walker as parts of her final therapy sessions.

Remember the drop foot? The right foot was horribly bent. She has finally gotten a heel strike when she walks now with BOTH feet! Her therapists are ecstatic, because they NEVER thought she'd get a heel strike. (It still needs work, but it's getting there.) She's actually getting very close to walking "normally" (heel to toe forward, etc.).

One of our outings last week was to my father-in-law's 80th surprise birthday party- he was surprised, and Mom was the hit of the party! Everyone was glad to see her! We went to Cotton Patch before the party for steak fingers! The next day, Father's Day, Tamara came down from McKinney and all the girls (with Dad pushing the wheel chair) went dress shopping for the upcoming wedding. (Haven't found anything yet, so more shopping to come!)

And the countdown continues...