Vickie was in good form for her Dr. appointment today. She was able to participate in the conversation concerning her situation. There will be some adjustments in her medicines as we fine tune for her recovery and some of the ongoing problems. She really brightened up when the Dr. said she could have a glass of red wine with her dinner. He suggested Merlot, her favorite.

Vickie had a good visit with one of her 2 year old grandsons this evening. They were glad to see one another.
Circumstance has prevented Vickie from having pleasant visits with her grandchildren.

Vickie rested much of the day after her difficult night. She was in a good mood this evening and she had a good appetite.

Severe and repeated bouts of nausea this evening ruined what had been a very good day for Vickie.

Vickie skipped her usual naps so she could be alert for the visiting nurse and family today.

Vickie's day was rather quiet.

An uneventful day for Vickie, without any serious problems.

Vickie slept more than usual today, but still managed to do a good job with the therapist that visited.

The persistent nausea problem returned early in the morning to disrupt Vickie's day. As usual, she seemed to recover later in the day.

Vickie has been back in her home for a month now. We are all adapting to this new situation quite well. We are constantly making minor adjustments as her condition evolves. Vickie's steady improvement offers the hope that all these changes might be unnecessary some day.

It was a pleasant and possibly a little boring of a day for Vickie.

Other than one more of her hit and run nausea episodes early in the morning Vickie had a good day.

Vickie had a good day. No problems that couldn't be handled.

The visiting nurse came by to check on Vickie today. All signs were good.

Vickie had a visit from the speech therapist this morning. The therapist wanted to evaluate Vickie's ability to eat regular food during breakfast. We believe she didn't think Vickie could eat like a normal person. Therapist suggestion: keep doing what you are doing now.

Today is the beginning of the tenth month of Vickie's recovery. It's sometimes hard to grasp the changes she has gone thru since last June. She is slowly but steadily regaining her old self back. She shows her sense of humor and wit constantly.

Just like last week, whatever ailed Vickie Monday, was gone today. She has resumed her normal activity level.

Vickie's nausea and fever returned this morning. We'll wait to see if it continues tomorrow before making any decisions on treatment.

A pleasant day for Vickie. She had her Dairy Queen hamburger brought by a sister, at the table in her backyard for lunch.
At the evening meal, a birthday dinner with family guests, Vickie insisted on putting the portions on her plate herself. She really enjoyed the chocolate pie.
All of today's entry's are about meals since there were no negative events to report.

Vickie made in thru the entire day without her usual nap. She spent most of the afternoon and evening in a lift chair she received from a friend this morning. She has a nice wheelchair but it becomes uncomfortable after sitting in it for hours at a time.
Vickie had a visit from the traveling nurse right at noon, so her attention was on getting lunch and not so much on the nurse's questions. Vickie still has a healthy appetite.