Update on my mom after her stroke

It's been almost three months since my mom had a stroke. She is still in the hospital, waiting to go into a nursing home. She still cannot walk, talk (except for some mumbling sounds) nor eat. She recognizes me and other family members. Judging by the expressions on her face, she seem to understand when I tell her certain things. When I call her she would look at me, which means she understands me.

I've heard of people who have had strokes similar to the one my mom had and they were able to talk, eat and walk again. I was told by the doctor that my mom gets physical therapy twice a week, and they've tried to give her speech therapy but she is unable to follow direction.

It's a good thing that I live only five minutes away from the hospital. Because of that I've been visiting her every evening since she's been there.

Life is very unpredictable.

I miss my mom

Since my mom had a stroke four weeks ago I have not been doing much on my blog. There's so much going on in my life right now. As they say, when it rains it pours. Two of my sisters are here from NY and WV to be with her and for my moral support.

She has improved a little. She recognizes me and my sisters. She is still unable to talk, walk and swallow. She has a feeding tube in her stomach, which she tried to pull out once before. Because of that her hand has to be tied. It's hard to see my mom in that condition. I feel helpless. I managed to get her to smile a few times by fooling around with a little stuffed toy. She has become like a child again. 'Once a man, twice a child' is so true.

I hope and trust that with each passing day she will continue to improve. Although we've been told by the doctors that she will never return to what she was before.

We're trying to find a good nursing home to put her. That is something she's always been against. I grieve for her.