Mama Update: (Day 51) Continuing to Surprise

This update from Wayne Kitchens:

Update on Bonnie Spencer Kitchens: Bonnie is as independent and as determined as anyone I have ever known. Even though she is still struggling to find words, and unable to walk on own, she does whatever she can do and usually will not let me assist her, if she thinks she can do it herself. Last week, after she was dressed for the day, she decided that she wanted to wear a long sleeve shirt over the shirt that she had chosen for that day.. I saw her with it and was going to help. She refused, except she did let me help her weak hand get started, but not all the way in the shirt. She put the pullover shirt on by herself, using only one hand and arm.. give THAT a try sometimes, and keep your dominant hand and arm limp by your side throughout the process, while sitting in a wheelchair. Piece of cake, right??? Let me know how that works out for ya... She spent her time one day, between and after therapy sessions, rearranging all the items we had been storing on the window seal and the sink counter in her room… then, this past Sunday, she had poor Trey, who spent the night Saturday and day Sunday with her while I went home to tend to a few things and begin preparing for her return home, completely rearrange the cabinets and closets, refold all of her clothes and clear off and rearrange the billboard in her room!!!! (I’m sure I didn’t work anywhere near as hard as Trey did that day. I hate that I missed it! She continues to surprise the therapists, and us with how much she has accomplished, given her situation. As it stands right now we are scheduled to be discharged from the Shepherd Center in a little over a week!!! All the prayers, texts, calls and cards have certainly done their job… but please keep those prayers coming, she still has a long, rocky road to travel! Thank you all for everything you have done on Bonnie’s and our behalf!! God Bless You ALL!