Doctor....

Paula had a good day yesterday. Her memory is great sometimes, then at other times it's not. It does seem to be improving overall.

Last Friday I was cleaning out one of the kitchen cabinets and found two large bags of M & M's, Kisses, and.....two bags of Ghirardelli chocolate squares that Paula had "hidden" away. So, thinking that we were going to have company on Saturday, I put the candy on the table so our guest could have some.......after seeing Chuck get one of the Ghirardelli chocolate squares and say how good it was......Paula promptly put those two bags back in the cabinet......back in HER hiding place. Paula is a VERY loving and caring woman......except when it comes to HER Cheezits and HER chocolate squares.......well.....I guess all of us have our "sacred cows!" But she did remember quickly....that those were her's, and also where she had hidden them. On the other hand, she has trouble remembering how to work the TV's in her room, play a DVD on the laptop, and how to play a DVD/CD on the portable DVD player.

I'll be talking to the Dr. today about Paula's eyesite again, her blood thinner, her feeding tube, and near term plans for coming home and/or further rehabilitation. They've mentioned sending her to "Walton West," which is kind of like a halfway house between Walton Rehabilitation Hospital and going home. The only thing that they've told me that they could do with Paula at Walton West is "teach" her how to make out a grocery list and go grocery shopping. Paula is well past that stage of rehabilitation, so if things like that is all they will do, she'll be better off at home. I'm sure I'm probably over simplifying the things that they do at Walton West.....we'll see.