Saturday, March 14, 2009

Mom began to move her left arm more today. According to Bob, she is moving it as much as she was moving her right arm in Idaho Falls--meaning that she is wiggling and moving the fingers and thumb but not raising the arm. This has been a concern because one of the main nerves that controls the movements of her left arm travels dangerously close to the site of her left humerus (upper arm) fracture. This leaves one unknown--albeit a big unknown. We won't know how much mom's head injury has effected her day to day communication, personality and memory until she has the speaking valve on her trach or has the trach out. For now it seems that she has episodes of confusion alternating with episodes of being more lucid and alert. We will continue to pray for her and appreciate every one's thoughts and prayers on her behalf.

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