Update for 3rd Injection

Mom and Dad went to the doctor's office today. Mom got her 3rd injection, and they are heading out of town toward home.

Dad said Mom was very antsy at the doctor's office. No telling if it was the amount of time since the last injection or if it was the first time they did an injection without one of the daughters there to help keep Mom calm. But regardless, it went well and she has gotten much calmer after the injection.

On the way, dad tried some verbal spelling where he would give Mom a word like "house" or "Joyce". He'd ask her to spell it and give her the first letter, and she would spell out the word. This is the first time she's done this kind of thing on a purely verbal basis.

Also, at the hotel he had locked the dead bolt and flipped the metal hook over the ball that holds the door shut. When they went to leave, Mom was able to figure out how to open both locks. This is something she was previously unable to do. The doctor told him that was a frontal lobe type activity, and it was a good sign that she is regaining some frontal lobe function. So we are still hopeful maybe some of her speech capacity will return.

I will post more updates as I get more news of the drive home.

Triche