Blessed

Each Tuesday I have the opportunity to go home and visit the fam. I get to see the progress my Dad has made, and be friends with my Mom. Sometimes the visits are hard, seeing how the new Dad differs from the old Dad. Other times, my visits are uplifting and I witness miracles.

Yesterday had a little of both. Papa had a big fall the other day, and because of his blood thinners, he is immensely bruised and sore. He is moving a lot slower than usual too, which gives our cat, Holly, the chance to finally catch his oxygen hose as he moves it across the floor. 

The happy part about yesterday is that Papa had  a speech evaluation. The whole speech therapy thing isn't just about Dad talking or forming sentences. Speech has to do with his cognitive abilities, his ability to swallow, and a whole bunch of other stuff. Yesterday's eval had to do with his cognitive abilities and guess what. He did amazing!!!! Most of us have witnessed Papa's short term memory loss, but yesterday, that didn't seem to be a problem. The therapist had Dad memorize words, signs, and numbers and then made him repeat back the order, backward, frontward, sideward...whatever! AND HE DID IT AMAZINGLY!!!!!! Papa was trying so hard to focus, and it really paid off. We are so proud of him. Then he came home completely tuckered out and took a nap. 

We aren't sure how much of Dad will come back, or how quickly, but we are grateful for the little milestones and miracles that we witness each day. We are so happy to have him here with us. It doesn't matter what the doctors declare "gone" or "permanent", Papa has proved them wrong before and we know that if God wants to make yet another miracle happen, He will.

Thank you for your constant prayers, we still need them. Don't forget to pray for my Mom too. She's a real trooper, but she too has a big load to carry.

Com amor,

The Baers

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Baer's Fine Autos

Yeah Papa made all of those. If ya want to send him a model to make, make sure it is a snap together one, not the glue one! (he isn't allowed to use the glue until he can breathe without his oxygen help)