TIRR Week 2

Hello sweet family and friends,

Mom has been at TIRR for two weeks now and we are thrilled by the progress she has made. Each day we see her getting stronger and her speech is becoming more clear.

This morning I called my Dad to check in on Mom and by complete surprise she answered the phone! She said hello, asked how the baby was and even asked if it was raining out by my house! My face was beaming with joy, it was just like one of our good old conversations!

She has a wonderful team of therapists that work very closely with her for hours each day. This past week they stepped up her OT & PT times to one hour each {sometimes twice a day}! They keep her schedule very busy during the week and that's the way she likes it, she is always asking what time it is and when her next therapy is. We have noticed that during the evening and on the weekends when she has down time, she tends to get depressed and angry at her situation. We are told this is part of the healing process and we have become very good at handling the random outbursts that occasionally happen. She has definitely become a little spitfire these days to say the least! ; ) We have learned to laugh it off and not take it personal.

Since her trach came out, they have started her on a regular diet. She is getting three soft meals a day. Her objective is to eat at least 50% of the meal so she doesn't have to get a tube feeding. Today, I gave her lunch and after two or three bites of the baked chicken and noodle purée she asked if she was at 50% yet, sadly I had to break the news to her that she was nowhere close! I loved her ambitions though! We did finish the meal off with some Valentine chocolate! xoxo

Thanks once again for all the thoughts and prayers sent Mom's way. We know that many amazing Prayer Warriors read this blog and we would also ask that you include my Aunt Judy and Uncle Jack Mulvihill, from Florida, in your prayers. My Uncle Jack is fighting a long term illness and he and my Aunt Judy and family, also need our collective love, prayers and support.

Thank you!

Love, Rachel



Below is a picture of the kiddos at a Mardi Gras parade in Kingwood on Saturday. So much fun!