This time has flown by...Insurance stopped paying hospital coverage for Mom and Dad moved her to Life Care Center where she received fantastic care while she was in rehab, but once insurance pulled the funding for rehab, Dad was expected to pay over $7,000. to keep Mom on the long term care side, where she didn't receive the same attentive care nor the rehabilitation services that she had on the rehabilitation side of the facility. It was a difficult decision but Dad decided to move Mom to Costa Rica - right before Nicholas' birthday and Christmas of 2011.
Now in Costa Rica - Mom receives rehabilitative services, and fantastically attentive care. The bed sores that she had are long gone, and she is never in a position for more then 2 hours unless she is sleeping. Speech is starting to come - she whispers a lot but doesn't force her voice through her pipes strong enough to make sound yet. Dad send us daily updates and is anxiously awaiting Mom being able to swallow pills so she can move to the townhouse with him and the kitty girls, and several 24/7 day staff members from the facility in Costa Rica.
In the meantime - I have finished my student teaching and have began to apply for jobs while increasing my hours at Starbucks and awaiting the return of the summer Linkers program. As of 5/3/2012 I am a Masters graduate - I can't believe it - and I cannot wait to tell Mom. I know she will be just as proud of me as Dad, Todd and Greg are...They know how tough this last year has been, and they see that I powered through, even when others told me to ease up, I pushed through, I have grieved, laughed, been angry and also dismissive - but the process has happened and continues to do so with less anger and tears now, and more understanding and awareness. I wouldn't say that I have enjoyed this past year, but I haven't hated it either. I have accepted the past and I realize that everything happens for a reason - sometimes that reason is not as noticeable as we would like, or even as close as we'd hope for...But I have Faith, and I Trust that the path that I walk is the right one, even on the dark days, there is a silver lining. Now I am continuing my lesson in patience.
