Thank you for taking time to read more of my story. It was wonderful arriving in Minneapolis at the beginning of April. I didn’t know which hospital I was in but it felt good to be back in Minnesota. I had a room just for me and Gary was able to stay in the room with me. I felt the nurses and doctors made sure I was being taken care of.
At the hospital I had wonderful therapists who worked diligently with me. One therapist worked on my getting stronger in my legs, walking, and balance. Another worked on my eyesight and helping me to know how to take care of myself at home like dressing and showering. I worked very hard with them because I needed to be able to do what they taught me because it was necessary to be able to go to our home rather than to a nursing home.
I realized immediately that my words didn’t work for me. I couldn’t answer basic questions about myself and could not name any of my family or my friends. I knew Gary’s name and my first name, but no one else. I recognized family and friends when I saw them, but could not say their names. So another therapist worked with me on my inability to say peoples names and words and this was very hard for me. I was disappointed with myself because I felt I couldn’t learn things.
Gary was so helpful and loving for me every day. He shared with me the writing he was doing to share with all of you asking for prayers for me to get better. As he shared with me about the wonderful people that were praying for me, I started praying for them as well. I believe God listens to people from all languages in the world and I believe God understands all the different languages. I knew I couldn’t pray in normal words yet, but I believed God heard my prayers even if I couldn’t know the words I needed to say. I was so thankful for everyone’s prayers and so I prayed for many people and for my family and friends, those who were praying for me, for the hospital staff, and for others. As different people would come into my mind, I would pray for them and I believe God heard me even before I could use words again.
Thank you for reading more of my story and I pray God will bless you today.