Grammy

Grammy was MUCH better today. this morning, when the physical therapist came in to exercise her arms and legs, she was able to actually say "yes" when asked questions.  immediately, i started texting the whole family, THRILLED that she had regained her ability to speak.  she even knew that she was in a "hospital" ... even if she thought she was at St. Vincent's in massachusetts. 

She didn't really like the PT but got through it.  Afterwards, she was very awake and able to communicate with all of us...and her smile when she recognized her family and those that loved her was so beautiful. it was great to see her make such incredible progress.

christy and i hung out with baby noah and grammy loving on both of them.  for me, it was so precious when she woke up for just a few seconds this afternoon and looked for something familiar and smiled at me.


the results from the ct scan came back and she didn't have a stroke. she has been having seizures caused by scar tissue from the previous strokes. this is something that can be treated with medication and does not cause further brain damage. once they get the seizures under control she should be able to get back to her spunky self :-) they have been monitoring her brainwaves all day since they determined that she was having seizures and not a stroke. 

they were able to give her something to help her relax as well as start the medication to try and stop the seizures. she has pretty much been asleep since lunchtime. the doctor tonight said that her brain activity is now normal. i can't wait to see her progress tomorrow.  she loves to wake up to her loved ones smiling at her. 
 
melinda, her oldest grandson's fiance, has pics of her with baby noah...i'll post them as soon as i can get them.
 
again, thank you to everyone who has reached out to me.  this is unchartered territory for me and i cannot tell you how much the love and support of everyone means to me.