We are happy to report that Grandpa Jean's condition has improved a little bit!
His swallowing is a little better; his food can now be cut up small and no longer has to be pureed.
His left leg is doing better, and with help he can walk a few steps. His left arm and hand still just hang there, but if asked to do so and with some mental effort, he can grasp things with this hand.
Jean smiles and says he has become just like a baby. Yesterday when I brought him his meal, and as he was sitting there with his bib on, he smiled and said, "This looks delicious. You are taking really good care of Baby #1!
A nurse assistant now comes twice a week to give him a bed-bath. Yesterday she was admiring the family photos he has in his room and said, "You have a such a beautiful family."
His response: "Of course they are. They all look like me!"
His swallowing is a little better; his food can now be cut up small and no longer has to be pureed.
His left leg is doing better, and with help he can walk a few steps. His left arm and hand still just hang there, but if asked to do so and with some mental effort, he can grasp things with this hand.
Jean smiles and says he has become just like a baby. Yesterday when I brought him his meal, and as he was sitting there with his bib on, he smiled and said, "This looks delicious. You are taking really good care of Baby #1!
A nurse assistant now comes twice a week to give him a bed-bath. Yesterday she was admiring the family photos he has in his room and said, "You have a such a beautiful family."
His response: "Of course they are. They all look like me!"
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