Mum had a "swallowing study" done this morning to check that there are no blockages in her esophagus. Fortunately everything looks ok apart from the ulcers. She then went for radiation followed by physical therapy.By that point I think she was a bit fed up as the therapist made her walk for eight minutes on the treadmill. Apparently her heart rate did'nt even increase .....despite being in bed for more than a week, she seems relatively strong and fit. She also "passed" all the other tests . I could tell she did NOT want to have physical therapy , but tried to do all the tests and get out of the gym ASAP ! Robin, the physical therapist who worked on mums arm said Hello. Mum enjoyed seeing her - she is a lovely person and has gone up to visit mum a couple of times on the ward just to see how she is doing ......that's the difference at Roswell, there is a sense that you are "known" in the hospital and not just a number.
Andrew is in Buffalo now with mum and I am taking a break for a couple of days in Oakville . When I spoke to Andrew on the phone he said that mum had had another walk around the ward and seemed reasonably cheerful. Having Andrew with her in the hospital is great for mums spirits. It gives her something different to focus on . Andrew is a natural motivator and he is very good at keeping mum positive - that is important because I think her spirits were flagging a little the past couple of days.
It's lovely to see Colin . He misses his grandma but he is managing really well considering all the recent changes.
