Curtis and Marina Loosli called today to check up on mom and Bob. Curtis is mom's first cousin and lives in Idaho Falls. They opened their home to all of us while mom was hospitalized at EIRMC. We will forever be grateful for their hospitality and generosity. I particular enjoyed meeting Marina and hearing Curtis tell the stories about the family that Grandma did tell us.

We are thankful for all the friends and family who have been so kind and helpful while mom is recovering. It is impossible for me to keep abreast of everything and everyone. If I don't mention you on the blog it is out of ignorance.

Joyce is helping Bob through the bills. Her experience in this area will be quite helpful. She will likely help Bob review and visit the next facility to which mom will be transferred. We don't have a time table for this, but as mom improves she will likely be transferred to a facility where she can get more aggressive therapy.

Today mom sat up in a wheel chair for 75 minutes which is a great improvement and demonstrates more trunk strength that other sitting maneuvers. She also stood for awhile. She was not given anything by mouth to eat or drink because she coughed a lot with ice chips yesterday. They will continue to evaluate this daily.