After Thanksgiving

Just a quick hello from Carol.
    Carol had a very nice holiday with both Jenny and Patrick home
to visit and help her with therapy.  The staff provided a delicious dinner
at Tendercare which Carol enjoyed.  The setting was special
and the seasonal decorations were just right for THANKGIVING!
    We later had Carol join us at home for 'our'  family turkey dinner with
all of the trimmings  We all enjoyed her visit and know how fortunate
we are to be able give 'thanks' together.
       How quickly a year goes by..we were in  Southfield
Rehabilitation Hosp one year ago (2009) and she was able to have
her first 'real' dinner then. We surely enjoyed this 2010 Thanksgiving and
know how fortunate we are that Carol continues to make substantial
progress.
   Jen celebrated her birthday while she was in
Gaylord and she and Carol and staff shared cupcakes.
  It was rewarding to see how Carol has improved and we all
pray that she continues her steady progress.
Thank you all for the wonderful thoughts and prayers.
Posted by Pat Nelson (Carol's Mom)

Early November

Greetings from Carol to all.
Carol has been really working hard in her therapy sessions.
She has learned to pull herself up in the parallel bars and
has taken several steps ( we call it walking)  We are very
excited with her new developments.  Since then we have
also fitted her with new hightop 'tennies' and hope that the
weight on her feet with help to stretch the ankles.
     Carol is still very good natured and loves her visitors, singing,
listening to music and making the 'rounds' at Tendercare.
She does lessons - math, reading, spelling, memory and writing
everyday.
    We want to thank each of you for taking all of the precious time
that you have to spend with Carol. This helps so much with her
 progress. She loves the cards and pictures, flowers and candy and
especially your visits. 
God bless you all.      Posted by Pat Nelson (Carol's mother)