Still at a loss for words

On Thursday, February 3rd, my mom had a stroke. From what I could tell, it happened sometime the night before and she had been in her bed all day. I didn't find her until 7pm that night. I initially thought she had passed away. The scene is still so vivid in my mind that it seems like it just happened.

It's now almost 2 weeks later and she's doing better. Still no speech and no movement on the right side. But she LOOKS a lot better and also seems to have more expression in her face. Last night she even made a small 'gasp' sound when I read how many grams of sugar were in her bottle of Ensure (she doesn't like Ensure specifically for this reason).

If anyone can prove a doctor or statistics wrong, it's my mom. She's SO stubborn (in a good way) that I know she will work hard to recover.

Times like this remind me of how lucky I am to have such a wonderful family. Yes, we have our differences, but when events like this occur, we put our differences aside and take care of business. I usually don't think much of it, I am just so used to things being like this. But my girlfriend Erika was able to visit for the weekend and see firsthand what my family is like. Her perspective from the outside was interesting and she was impressed with how we handled everything.

I look forward to my visits with my mom and I hope and pray that she remains strong during this difficult time.