Mom is much more talkative now, and much clearer-minded. Although some of what she talks about is still not tracking with events, her personality is much stronger, and her speech is easier to understand, although her voice is very weak. Conversation is not as much of a chore for her, and there's less searching for the right word. She still is slower to respond than the average person. There's a slight delay between one statement and the next or between a question and an answer, but nothing like she has been the past few months. I really do think that the effects of the stroke were intensified by the presence of UTIs, which we have requested they check for regularly.
We talked a lot today, and she chatted with Meryl and with Vivien for a long time. The one downside of what seems like greater focus is that she's now much more lonely than before, something she expressed a couple of times this weekend. I stayed until she dropped off into one of her frequent naps, and talked to her nurse for a bit after that (mom was saying she had a tummy ache, which I passed on -- though evidently it was not so severe that it kept her from drifting off.)
We are all hoping that the improvement persists through next weekend, and continues.
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