November 18 more~

...but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 40:31

Today Jana took my mom to her speech therapy. My mom became discouraged during therapy. It made her realize how much she has lost or temporally lost. We see the leaps and bounds she is making but for her it's frustrating and she's not seeing it. Just like any part of the body after surgery the brain needs time to heal. It has only been ONE WEEK today. She will be going to therapy 3 times a week and I pray that she stays patient and is soon able to notice the progress. My mother has been cooped up in the house for a while (before and after surgery) and now that she is strong enough and can leave the house my dad can drive her around maybe helping her feel less shut-in. My mom needs all the encouragement she can get right now as she's feeling helpless and frustrated to remember the simple things.

After therapy Jana took her shopping and for some lunch which she loved. She was tired from the therapy session but still wanted to get some shopping done. The next therapy sessions will be in the morning so it might help her as she won't be so tired already. Still no news from pathology on her tumor hopefully by early next week we'll have some kind of news so we can move forward with the rest of the procedures that are needed.

As the rest of the family take turns helping out with mom and dad right now I'm feeling a bit out of it because of not living close. So hopefully I can capture and correctly recite what is told to me by the rest of the family from their days with mom. Mom gave us 5 children each our own duties prior to her going in for surgery. When it came to my turn my mom said that I get anything that can be done by computer, so hence "the blog".