Marking Accomplishments

It's been a good couple of weeks!

Along with visits from Cousin Joy and almost daily physiotherapy and occupational therapy, Isabel's grand-daughter Megan dropped in from Luther College at the University of Regina just five minutes away from Wascana. Meg and her Grannie discussed their experiences of leaving home for University. For Meg that was just three weeks ago; for Isabel that was 60 years ago.

Last Friday, grand-kids Mary and Josh decorated their Grannie's room with fall leaves and streamers ~ the same streamers that we had hung in Isabel's hospital room last September. How far we have come since then!

And on Friday, Amanda came to visit her Grand-Aunt Isabel and to show her yet another First Place Medal for being the fastest female runner at the recent Queen City Marathon. We remember writing about Amanda last September as we compared her win to the marathon that had become part of Isabel's life.

Mum ~ What amazing accomplishments you have made since last September! As your hand flew across the letterboard asking Cousin Joy about friends and family in Scotland and England, Joy remarked over and over again about your physical and communication progress since she last saw you in January 2008.

A medal for you, Mum! And gratitude to Grannie's B's grand-kids who sweep into her room full of energy and stories. And thanks also, to Isabel's friends from Abernethy who visited last week and this week bringing tales of the village, summer holidays, harvest, beautiful September weather (at last!) and the corn and apple crops........