What a time we had leading up to Valentines Day. On February 4th, Mother determined that she was having a mild stroke. She was taken to DePaul Hospital in St. Louis where it was indeed determined that she had a mild stroke. Linda had just left for Washington DC and was snowed in for several days. We missed her a lot.
Mother had excellent care at DePaul ... the nurses were super and the physical therapist were wonderful. On Tuesday she was dismissed to Delmar Gardens for rehab. Since being there she is regaining her strength in her right leg and right arm. Her speech was always pretty good and is even better. She did not have any damage to her thinking or eyesight. We are so blessed and thankful it wasn't worse.
Linda has been the main caregiver since I'm in Kansas City. She has taken care of all her needs and calls me with updates. Aunt Rosie (her sister) and Aunt Joan (daddy's sister) have been wonderful in visiting with her too. Jerry has the evening watch.
Mother is a strong and determined lady and we expect her to recover completely from this bump in the road. Everyone is praying for her. We pray God's will and looks like that is getting better and better each day.
Upon my arrival at the house, Vaughn said he had to turn off things in the basement ... he always stuff running ... anyway, he came back upstairs with this beautiful bouquet. He received many kudos for that.
Today was the last day for Ryan to be our Student Minister. He and his lovely family (wife, Amanda and four sons-Brennan, Blake, Cooper and Cade) all left for Houston, Texas late this afternoon. All were sad to see him move but excited about what God is doing in their lives. We pray Godspeed and blessings as they minister there in Houston. 
