SOLD!!

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It’s true, the house has sold and this last weekend mom and dad moved!! They are no longer the owners of the big grey house at the end of Pleasant Grove School Road.

It was a sad day as my family pulled out of town, knowing we would never be visiting at this house again.

But we can’t wait to make memories at the new house.They only moved about 5 miles away to Wildhawk West. So they are still close. As soon as they get settled we will take some more pictures of the house.

 

 

So we haven’t updated in forever!!! But life has settled into a routine, that really isn’t post worthy on a daily basis.

It has been weekly therapy sessions, and going through the house to decide after 22 years what to keep and what to get rid of, it has been a huge task.

PS- that is their new car in the driveway, so don’t be looking for them around down in Mom’s  “old” car anymore!!!

We will also try to post more often, but no promises

Pampered

Today Mom and Sherrie went for manicures and pedicures. This is something else we have been talking about doing since her stroke in January. She really deserves it after all the hard work she has done over the last few months.

Wish I was there too!!

Doesn’t Mom look good!

Mother’s Day

For Mother’s Day mom got one thing she has been asking for since she got home. A BATH. She has wanted to just sit and soak. So on Saturday night Sherrie and Dad made it happen.

Between the 2 of them they were able to get her wheelchair up the stairs at Sherries house and she got her bath.

It wasn’t easy and she said it was a little weird and she didn’t feel all that stable but it was worth it.

Then Sunday Sherrie and her family and Randy and Leslie got together with Mom and Dad for a nice dinner.

Here she is on the phone with me telling me about her bath, Leslie and Randy and some of the yummy treats they had.

 

Mom- we all love you and want to say again how proud we are of you. Of your courage and strength, your will to fight, and what an example you are.

WE LOVE YOU!!!

Happy Birthday and an update

Happy Birthday Mom!!! (and Karon- her twin sister)

We couldn’t let this day go by without letting Mom know how much we love and admire her. We are so glad you are here today to celebrate another year with us. We hope it is the best one yet!!

Tonight she is celebrating with a trip out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse. She has been wanting ribs for SO long. I think she was even talking about them while she was still in the hospital.

This poor little blog has been kind of neglected lately. Life has settled into a kind of routine now, and mom is still making progress, but it is slower and harder to document.

She is getting much stronger and needs less help with her transfers, and standing up.

Out patient therapy continues 2 times a week. She goes on Thursdays to Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy and every other Tuesday she has Speech Therapy.

Last week she spent the day with Karon and they went out to lunch and ran a bunch of errands. It was nice to be out doing “normal” things. She is starting to crave the “normal” things she use to do.

She is also getting her computer back up and running. She has been asking for this since she got home from the hospital. She still has a hard time with reading and the computer is harder than a paper to read, so it will be slow going, but once she has her inbox cleared out(she has over 500 emails), we will let you know when she is ready for emails.

Her latest toy is a Hemi Walker. Below is a video of her showing off her new skills with it. She is a little tired in the video, this was the second time she had walked. The first is so awesome, but Sherrie recorded it on her new phone and it came out upside down, so it is too hard to watch. So being a trooper mom walked again for us. This is it:

House is up for sale

Well, it is official. Mom and Dad have listed the house. If you know of anyone in the Sacramento area who is looking for a house on some land share the link below with them.

 9948 Pleasant Grove School Rd, Elk Grove, 95624

Doctor Update

Last Wednesday mom met with the Stroke Doctor here at Kaiser South. He is a Physiatrist which means- A doctor whose specialty is medicine and rehabilitation. ( I had to look it up)

He spent about an hour with them and did a total re-evaluation. During this time he took her off some of the medicine she has been on( Heparin- which she will slowly go off) and changed the doses of some others. He also turned in a referral for outpatient therapy which she is now strong enough for. He outpatient day will be Tuesdays. She will go to all 3 therapy's together.

Also during the evaluation she was able to confirm that she has sensation  and muscle control form the knee up in her left leg. She can raise her own leg and kick out. Still no sensation or movement in the ankle or toes. So the brace she wears is still critical for keeping her foot in the right position for walking and standing.  They say the muscles come back from the largest to the smallest so this is normal.

In her left arm she still had no sensation or movement. But we are still hopeful that with time and therapy that it will come back to some degree. She also has a special brace she wears on this arm to help keep it in the right position, and to help the hand not tighten up.

She will start her outpatient therapy tomorrow. So we should have more to report soon. If they don’t kill her! (She thinks all the therapist are out to get her).

Funeral

Many of you have heard that my Mom’s mom- Laura Allred passed away on March 19th. Her funeral was on Monday the 28th.

It was a short graveside service at the Veteran Cemetery in Dixon. Dad conducted the service, Jamie gave the eulogy, Sherrie and Jamie sang and Dad then concluded the service and dedicated the grave.

Sunday night mom’s sisters showed up to help write the eulogy. They all ended up laying on mom’s bed laughing and reminiscing. They said it reminded them of when they all shared a bed growing up.

Here they are cleaned up a bit at the funeral.

This is one of  the girls with one of their brothers and their dad.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rod, Karon, Mom, Cathy and Cas (not pictured Richard)

 

At the cemetery, Sherrie kids and Great Grandpa (Poppy), Dad and Randy after the service