Hi to anyone that may be still checking pams page.  We have been kind of slow getting anything put on here. We forget because Pam is home that people may still be checking.  I talk to Pam every once in awhile. I would like to see her more but life and work seem to get in the way unfortunetly.  She is doing really good. I seen her at my granddaughters birthday party and she is doing well. Her speech to me seems to be improving quite well. She sounds stronger with her voice than before. She walks around quite well. She is a little slower than before but I'm quite sure if theres a way she will speed it up.  I told her take one day at a time theres no rush to do anything after all she has been through. She told me she hasn't had any fun so I guess they went to the casino and she said she came back with more money than she had when she got there, so that was cool.

I will try every once in awhile to get something on here. My computer at home isn't computing any more so I use one at work or the library until it gets fixed or a new one.

Love to all
Sandy

Hi everybody,
Didn't know if anyone is still checking pams page so I figured that if you were I would let you guys know she is doing very well. I seen her last weekend and she is amazing.  She is going to therapy three times a week and it is going well. She says she likes the people she is working with. She is talking pretty good also. Her voice sounds stronger every time I talk to her on the phone. I told her she sounds like Pam and she said good that is what she is trying to do. Keep up the good work Pam!!!!!!!
Love Sandy

Dear Jon and all,

What wonderful news from you.... I am sure you guys can take care of her right at home with therapy and hopefully visiting nurses. You have all come a long way, as she has, and it is only full speed ahead now.

Love to all of you,
Aunt Ilene

Hi everybody! I just wanted to reiterate what Sandy has already posted. Yes there is going to be a meeting Thursday amongst all the therapist and doctors that have been working with Mom at RIM. The general consensus so far is that she is doing so amazingly well, that more than likely they will decide that she is ready to come home on Friday. Bob was there yesterday when Doctor Horn, who is the doc in charge of Mom's case stopped by. Bob and him had a discussion about when Mom would be ready to go home, with Bob of the position that she is ready now. Doctor Horn said that he tended to agree with Bob, and as long as physical therapy signs off on her, he would be fine with Friday as a discharge date. Apparently the word from physical therapy is go, so unless someone has an objection during the meeting, Friday it will be.

I also discussed this with Mom's case manager at Blue Cross yesterday, and she has already been in touch with the case manager at RIM, discussing post discharge home care and outpatient therapy. I'm sure they will want to make sure that Bob and I can handle all of Mom's needs, and probably sent her to outpatient therapy two or three times a week for a while, and possibly even recommend a home care nurse to come by several times a week. However, let me assure you all that Mom's progress in the last ten days has been nothing less than staggering, and I strongly feel that whatever after care she needs will not be needed for long! She is truly amazing us all with her drive and recuperative powers, but then again, aside from the infection I had little doubt that Mom's a tough ol' bird, and no silly little aneurysm could keep her down!!

Good news everybody! I will make sure that word gets out as soon as we know for sure when she's coming home, even if I myself don't get around to posting. Thank you all again for your care, love and concern over these last few months. It looks as though this story may be coming to it's conclusion!

Good News Sandy!

So I suspect Pam may be able to continue some of the RIM exercises at home, eh!  How cool, how relieving that must be for her and the whole family! This has been such a long haul for all!!  And ..Oh so good to see Pam typing her own email to us!

Nice'sssssss!!

Thanks for todays update!!
Love,
Roger