Hi all,

Sorry for the lag time on my post. I got smacked with that cold that has been going around and I can't seem to shake it. Carmen on the other hand is doing much better. They got back to the rehab facility on Thursday, but Carmen wasn't feeling so hot. She was clearly very frustrated and agitated, but they couldn't figure out why. She wasn't into any sort of PT either these past couple of days. So Bert went through his "yes" and "no" questions with Carmen to narrow down what was wrong. After a lot of this, Bert and the docs figured out that Carmen had another UTI. This is actually good news. Why? Because along with a UTI often comes a spike in fever, which can cause a lot of irritation, head aches and sometimes seizures for people that have had strokes like Carmen. The docs are pretty sure that Carmen's UTI didn't cause a seizure but it was most certainly what caused this "overload" that we described earlier.

So! The next question is this: Since it was the UTI that sent her back to Kaiser and nothing more serious like a stroke, is Carmen okay? Is she back to where she was before all of this? YES!!!! Bert said she is using all the same words as before and doing well. She isn't very excited about PT though but that will come back in time. She is also eating diced peaches! This is huge because it shows how well she can chew and swallow and utilize those many muscles inside her mouth. That's awesome Carmen! We are so glad to hear you're doing so much better. Keep it up. We'll be praying for you that PT goes well.

We love you guys.

The Crew