Get the Car

Sam was in rare form last evening. She was both clear in her thoughts and mischievous as well. The first thing she said when she saw me, was "get the car and lets go home". She said this with great authority. I laughed a bit and told her that we couldn't do that quite yet, but in a few weeks time (I've taken to exaggerating a bit with the time frame...I think perhaps its more for me than for Sam). Sam then said "I know" and then asked me again a few minutes later. She then changed the request a bit and asked if I could get a really big car out front and then "just get out of here". Again I was amused by her clarity and the fact that I too just wanted to scoop her up, put her in a big car and get the hell out of there. She also asked if I could take her outside to see the construction. I stopped to think for a moment and realized that there was an awful lot of construction going on outside. I asked her what in particular she wanted to see and she mentioned the construction across the parkway. I was amazed at this response and realized that Sam, who spends a great part of her day in the main room (for meals and activities) can see the parkway and all sorts of construction projects from out of the window. For her to remember this, is a good sign. I then asked her if she was bored and she laughed and said quite affirmatively "Yes". She also then wanted me to get into bed with her, and this too was quite hard for me to resist. It was certainly an interesting night with Sam. Earlier that day, I had also received some good news informing me that Sam had been upgraded to a "soft" diet from puree. This did not yet mean steak and broccoli, I was told, but rather burritos and such. Although her feeding tube still needs to stay in for awhile longer, this is certainly a step in the right direction.