Sally's Update

Isn't she lovely! This photo was taken one week ago on the afternoon Sally arrived at her new assisted living facility. I am so glad that she has come this far and we still have that beautiful smile to look at each time we enter her apartment!

Isn't she wonderful! She has been working so hard, even at times when she simply wanted to give up. This is the lady who loves to play bingo, lights up a room with her smile and has the most contagious giggle. This is our Grandma Sally, and we are so happy that she is doing so well.

Each day is filled with physical therapy, occupational therapy, visitors, and of course visits to the dining room for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Sally says they do "a lot of eating here." She is walking miles each day throughout the hallways, exercising that troublesome left leg and foot.

Isn't she beautiful! We are planning a family get-to-gether at Thanksgiving time and oh--we have so much to be thankful for! We will, once again be a housefilled with family (I'm serious! with 8 children, spouses, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren--any house is stretched to its limits!), thanking God that we still have our beautiful matriarch in our midst. We may even break out into song...lead by Tim (alias: Elvis!) and sing from the lyrics of Stevie Wonder's song--Isn't she lovely! Isn't she wonderful...We have been Heaven blessed, I can't believe what God has done....Isn't she wonderful! While this song was written for the birth of a baby--we have experienced a rebirth of our own around here! We have watched this near-death experience turn into a miraculous recovery! That calls for some some serious turkey, dressing, and banana cream pie.....sprinkled with a healthy dose of THANKS-giving!

So while there are 18 days until Thanksgiving, we have begun the celebration already. Thanks for joining in with us!

# posted by Diane Viere @ 4:15 PM