She's pretty in pink

Ok, so I like to shop.....anyone who knows me at all knows about my wardrobe - particularly my shoe fetish. So when I got here, I did a quick look-see and this place was just not girly enough at all. A girl needs some soft, snuggly things to make her feel special, especially when she's trying to heal. She has new clothes for PT - sweats, shorts, and tees. She has some new super soft and pretty jammies. I'm a sucker for a satin pillow case myself, so Mily now has two crimson red satin pillow cases to rest her beautiful head upon and a bright pink coverlet and a heart-shaped pillow with a pocket to hold her phone (she loses it in bed alot - so we fixed that). We've taken lots of photos of her happily hunkered down with her new homey comforts - I will post them here once home as I do not have my camera cable with me now. I'm sitting here in her room with her while she chatters away on the phone to the dozens of people she is calling this morning..... music to my ears. Speaking of music, we've been grooving and singing to everything from Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood to Marvin Gaye. Debbie - we've been dancing as practice for your wedding, so Mily'll be ready to partay! When you see the photos of her, she will look a bit tired - that is the effect of the stroke. Her facial muscles have not yet rebuilt their tone so she looks wiped out when she isn't. You know it when she's tired - she just goes to sleep mid-sentence; when she's done, she's done. I know we are all motivated to see her get home and be better, but the truth of the matter is this - the longer the insurance will continue to pay for her to be an inpatient here - the better off she will be in the long run. I am truly hoping for her to remain here until May or even June as it will mean a much better long term outcome for her to have intensive therapy for months, not just weeks. Rehab units of this caliber are rare - she needs to milk this for all it's worth so she can have maximum benefit from it. She misses the comforts of home and wants out of here, I know it's hard to be in a clinical environment. Her spirits improve little by little, and she's turning statements of 'I can't' to 'I can' or 'I'll try', or 'I'll learn'. So much of this journey is mental rather than physical - her spirits continue to build with your love......She thanks you again for your love and prayers, but feels that those words can't begin to express what you've all done for her and her family. You know what a giver she is - it's hard for her to be the receiver. She is so grateful - but a tad bored and lonely too. The walls look the same day-to-day, so please keep up the cards, phone calls and love. She's locked herself out of her facebook and email accounts - I'm not sure how we're going to fix that yet. Anyway, I feel so very blessed to be able to be here; I headed to the airport shortly - I land just in time for my hubby to miss the end of the Super Bowl....c'est la vie - the Saints are gonna take it anyway! :) B