Still on the 5th Floor!

Linda is still doing well and talking fine.  She has trouble remembering certain words as quickly as she wants.  Reading is still difficult or very slow.  Something to work on if she ever gets to Rehab.  She spent some time jabbering by phone with a friend this AM for 20 mins and had some local visitors this afternoon.

She saw her FOURTH new neurologist this afternoon, a nice woman.  The same one has not seen her two days in a row.  Seems to be it would be hard to judge progress from a chart!!!  She also asked Linda to squeeze her fingers with both hands and to raise her legs and each arm.  She said, "Gooood" and then asked me if I had any questions.  When I asked if what the prognosis for the continuing right hand field vision problems, she said "Its too early to tell".  I swear to God, I could be a neurologist.  It's not that hard to have people squeeze your fingers.  Meanwhile, Linda is developing very strong fingers and I have asked the occupational therapist if work milking cows may be a future possibility for Linda?

Linda did no walking today but enjoyed her first shower and eat her dollop of gravy-covered mashed potatoes and smattering of Swiss steak very well.  We begged and they brought her three sugar-free lemon cookies as dessert. Yea!!

If she has a good night and her BP stays down with oral meds she may move to the Rehab tomorrow, I think.  I left around 9:30PM and Linda was getting tired.  She was sleepy all day.  No rest in a Hospital!!