Patience

"You will learn the lesson of patience" said L. Tom Perry when he heard about Mary Ann's stroke. That is oh so true! Mary Ann continues to progress with lot's of activities towards reconnecting brain neurons leading her back to pre-stroke normalcy. She is advancing daily; it just doesn't feel like it when you contrast what happened in the morning with the evening. But, when you compare her today versus two weeks ago the difference is remarkable, especially considering it takes a baby a year to go from birth to crawling/walking.

Our daughter, Stephanie Blad and her daughter Addie are shown here comforting Mary Ann.

She had the Young Men and Young Women of the Grandview 21st Ward sing,

she had a gastrostomy tube inserted into her stomach for feeding rather than the tube through her nose, she walked 50 feet with a harness to hold her body frame, she walked in between the parallel bars, she passed the swallow test and now is breathing with a nose oxygen supply rather than a big respirator valve. If she continues on this pathway, she will be able to have the tracheotomy tube removed from her throat in a few more days. That will make everyone happy especially Mary Ann. Her hair is growing back fast since the operation on April 1st.

She is now at day 54 since the stroke occurred.

Jennifer Legas, our daughter here in Provo pose with "Grammy". Gunnar,

Cooper and Mia share in the joy of being with their grandmother. Because Mary Ann likes to hike, we celebrated the day before Mother's Day by hiking the "Y" mountain (even Sophie our dog made the climb).