Sunday, June 29, 2008

Home Sweet Home!

First time entering her new home!

Door opens to left, entryway on right

Kitchenette to left of entryway, behind open door.

Living room is on left, after kitchenette area.

Bedroom is passed entryway, on the right.

Bathroom is right of bed, behind entryway wall.

Patio is off bedroom.

And this is mom's patio area. To hot to be outside, maybe in a few months!

Friday, June 27, 2008

WheRe In ThE wORld iS GraCe?

Wow. It's been a busy few weeks. Mom has been upgraded, lol, and moved into her new HOME. Mom is now in an assisted living facility in Mckinney, TX, just 1.8 miles from Dawne and me. Mom looked at 2 facilities and chose the one she's in because in her words, "I like being so close to you girls." The other facility was just as good, but a 20 minute drive from either of our houses. And yes, Dawne and I live like 2 miles from each other, so mom really is "in between" our 2 homes. Mom's new home, and it is her new home (she won't be moving back to Florida or Michigan, she's a Texan y'all), is a one bedroom apartment, with a patio. She has PT, OT & Speech Therapy come to her apartment several times during the week. The only assistance she receives from the facility, at this time, is monitoring of her medications, and as we all know, that is needed! No more over medicated Gracee! Mom also has a psychologist come to her place once a week. She seems to be open to the counseling because she realizes she's had many changes, all needed, but none the less change. Soooo this therapy is great for her to vent, chat, whatever she needs to do to help cope with all the emotions that she is feeling. Oh yeah, and best of all, the food ROCKS. Maybe not best of all, but it sure is high on the list! I will post pictures this weekend. Sweet dreams!

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

DancInG wItH, DaRryL?




Okay, here are the pics of mom & Darryl shaking up the dance floor. She always said he reminded her of Joshua, her grandson, so we know she was very fond of Darryl. Ciao

Last Day at BayBrooKe VilLage...

Ashley, med aideMarianne, daily PT gal
PT room
Michelle, daytime nurse
Beth, OT gal & Darryl, PT FavoRiTe!
Kristina, The Cool Aide, get it?
Mati, weekend nurse

Moms last day at Baybrooke was Wednesday, June 10, 2008! Yay, she said her goodbyes, mostly to the folks in physical therapy and some of the nurses and moms aides that helped her out daily. Not many words on this blog, except to give a BIG thanks to all the folks that helped mom through her recovery. Here are some pictures from her last day. Nurses, physical therapists and aides are all included in the pixs. The guy that seems to be in LOTS of the photos is Darryl. Mom loved her some Darryl! He would kidd around with her and even dance with her, I believe she tried dipping him one time, yikes! Enjoy the pictures for tomorrow comes lots of new photos of her new home, it's awesome! Sweet Dreams

Monday, June 2, 2008

SpLaSH!




Yeah, we went over to Dawne's, had a BBQ and took mom swimming. Getting in and out of the pool wasn't so easy, but once in there, she had a great time! She was doing her aqua exercises that she use to do in Michigan, glad she remembered them! It was just Dawne, Me, Doug and Mom, and Dawne's little rats that bark, lol. This was actually on Memorial Day (yep, I'm that behind on blog postings with pixs). You see down here in Texas, we use our pools April thru October. BTW, mom is doing FABULOUS. She is making great strides and should be moving out of the Skilled Nursing Facility around June 10 (I'll keep you posted as to what MOM DECIDED)!

Here are some pixs to enjoy, Ciao!