| It was soooooooo good to see my Mom again. Amazing how humans adapt to things. Mom has learned to enunciate pretty darn well now, even without her teeth. Unfortunately, very little makes sense...VERY little.
I heard the following: "My toes hurt" and "My beautiful daughter" and "I love you" (with her tearing up). She also said "Jimmy Gillman" but what about him, I could not discern. Most of her words now consist of clothing. It is so bizarre. I imagine that if I pointed out objects, Mom could name them, but for her to make a sentence, not so much. She looked HYDRATED!!! That is really wonderful. She doesn't feel as if she gained weight, she was wearing layers of clothing but underneath she's all bones, but, she could get up - from the chair herself. She enjoys talking about the people here as they walk by our "sitting room" that they have us go to, and she blew kisses as certain folk walked by. But I think some of that is pure bravado, a show that she puts on for us. Mom loved the home-made, by yours truly and Gordy too, squash souffle [lovingly known as "squish" in our family], and, it actually had the custard on top, but she noshes on it vs eats while it's in front of her. I have to phone them today and make mention that they might want to try giving her a cup of squash, or other fud, with a spoon (her utensil of choice), and let her carry it with her throughout the day so she can nibble all day. When I think back, Mom never did MEALS per se, so this is a missing link that could help. I love her so much. I need her close ASAP. I have to thank those of you who have written Oprah for me. Words can't explain the gratitude I feel. I'm so blessed to have you folks in my life...big ol' bear hug {{{}}}.
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