Post #2: A New Dynamic

Hello to everyone,

Yesterday afternoon Anita was moved from the Eisenhower hospital to a rehabilitation facility in Palm Springs. She is at Premier Healthcare, 2990 East Ramon Road, Palm Springs, CA in Room #10A. She has already undergone her first round of intensive physical therapy and which will be accompanied with speech therapy. Today they actually had her stand up - with assistance of course. She still can not speak and her right arm is limp and non-functioning. But her eyes are alert, she is able to swallow and consequently able to eat soft foods and liquids, she turns her head from side to side, organizes things on her traystand with her left hand, and most importantly, is reacting to people who talk to her. It is a long, long road ahead. Her projected stay at this facility is at least three months. It will be six weeks before they know if her right arm regains function.

Technically Mother suffered a hemorraghic stroke (excuse my spelling please), a left mid-cerebral artery stroke caused by a blood clot from her heart due to afibrillation. She has had bleeding into the corpus colossum and the right side of her brain. Apparently there is a better rate of recovery from hemorraghic strokes than from other types of strokes..

Sorry but I'm falling asleep as I type so more details tomorrow.
Thanks to all,
Melissa