Back At The Facility

The last two nights back at the facility, Sam has been doing really well. Although I don't think her memory has improved much, it is her awareness that seems to be getting stronger. Again, Sam is very insightful, On Monday evening, she took my hands in hers, looked me straight in the eyes and said "you are very important to me.....now more than ever" and then she started to tear-up a bit. "Wow"- I thought to myself, she understands her situation. She also asked me on Monday night if I was going to do the same thing tomorrow...I asked her what she meant and when she couldn't explain herself, I said "do you mean my visiting you?" and she said "yes". I told her that on Tuesday evenings I have many errands to run and I normally don't have the chance to visit. She looked at me with a bit of confusion and concern in her eyes and said, "well, you have to come visit me", as if... what could I possibily be thinking. Of course, with that statement and look in her eyes, I really had no choice but to visit Sam last night. I was very glad I did, since Sam was stringing together words and making sentences that were somewhat unusual for her. For instance, when she was changing her clothes and getting ready for bed, she was struggling with her shirt and she asked me..."Marcie, can you help me with this?". That is unusual. Also, right before I was leaving, she looked at me and said "you have a very good night....and then she used the nickname that we reserved only for each other in private moments" I could tell she was very pleased with herself for using this name for me, and was waiting for my response. I was so thrilled that she could remember the nickname, and use it properly, that I gave her a big hug good night and told her just how amazing she is.