Here is the good and not so good. Mom was suffering from the severe pain in her lower back. They did a MRI Wednesday night and found another blood clot. That was the cause of the pain. The doctor said that the bones and infection was healing well. They are not going to do any other treatment for the blood clot since mom is already on medication for the prior blood clots.
Thursday mom was looking good. They got her medications regulated better to lessen her pain during therapy. I went with her to the gym and watched the different things they are working on. They are using a sliding board to have her move from the wheel chair to the bed. She was doing this mainly on her own. They also put a long length mirror in front of her so that she could see that the communication signals to move her feet need improvement.
Emotionally it has been rough for her and all of us. We are all thinking about Christmas and my wedding in 3 weeks. They moved mom to a single room for now. I thought that would be good especially when Shawn's family come in from IA the day after Christmas. We will decorate the meeting room down the hall and celebrate as a family.