Garrett and I visited Idaho Falls this weekend. The staff at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center have been great. They are getting mom tuned up for her transfer Monday morning. Mom will leave here at around 0900. She will be taken to the Utah Valley Specialty Hospital in Provo (UVSH.ernesthealth.com). Bob will get to ride in the ambulance with her. Dimitri will fly to Pocatello and drive Bob's car back to Utah.

Today mom ate much better. She had a few bites of pureed pork cops, mashed potatoes and green beans. She then ate an entire cup of desert. It looks like her sweet tooth has not been injured. She is progressing well enough will her eating that the physicians are hoping not to place a PEG (feeding tube across the skin which directly enters the stomach). She does not take enough nutrition by mouth yet, so she still gets much of her nutrition through a feeding tube (NG--from nose through esophagus and into the stomach).

Her sense of humor seems intact. Garrett was reading to her this afternoon and said his voice was getting tired. He asked Grandma Ann if he could stop reading and she said no with gestures. After a few seconds she started to laugh and let him take a break.

Her head CT showed continued resolution of her subdural hematoma (bleeding between brain and its covering). The excess of CSF (fluid the brain makes to cushion itself) is now staring to return to normal. Her neck fracture seemed stable enough for transfer. All of her staples have been removed. She continues to get physical therapy which wears her out. Today she increased the tilt table angle to 55 degrees. She is starting to be able to move her left thumb and some of her left fingers.

We appreciate every one's thoughts and prayers. Carol and Bart have visited often as have Portia and her family. Curtis and Marina have been so kind in opening their home to us. Bob's son Michael and his wife Esther also visited this weekend. It was good to see them.