Exciting day! Mark and Lea were in for a surprise visit with Estelle.
Unfortunately, Estelle was not having one of her better days and while she was somewhat responsivem recognized them and was very glad to see them, she wasn't really in a conversational mood.
Dan and I visited with them in Estelle's room for an hour or two in the early afternoon and, when Mom tired out, we all left. Mark and Lea returned later in the day and visited with her on their own for awhile.
It's really nice to have family around and it was great to see Mark and Lea again. Lea just gets prettier and prettier and more and more grown-up looking.
Estelle did talk to Viv a bit before they arrived, too, so she got to talk to her entire family.
On a more routine note, she had a consult with a specialist today (Monday) to try to find out why she keeps rubbing her face so much. It's become really noticable lately and she's worn the skin off of her chin and opened a cut on her upper lip. The "mitten" didn't work because she simply rubbed with the mesh and it made it even worse.
The doctor seems to think it's totally involuntary and has become simply a compulsive behaviour and he's ordered a small dose of Zoloft daily. Zoloft has shown good results in the lessening of obsessive-compulsive motor movements so, hopefully, it will take hold quickly and this latest problem will resolve soon.
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