She ALMOST Speaks!

She's stirring! I hate that I'm missing it, but Dee is humoring me by answering my calls every three hours. They've decided to give her Provigil - what's that? Well, if you follow this link you can read about it. But essentially it's a caffeine-like substance. It's used to help narcoleptics. I can't believe my mom actually has to be caffeinated. The same woman who took TWO Ambien and STILL managed to take a walking tour of Edinburgh during a layover, has to be caffeinated. Why did she take two? Well because the one did nothing of course. I have no idea where I got my lack of patience. None. At. All. Don't worry, during her walking tour she made sure to always walk with another pedestrian when crossing the street - I'm sure that didn't creep people out AT ALL. A strange glassy-eyed American, probably unable to form full sentences, standing a little too close and casually following them across a street. One of my favorite stories of all time. I'm actually giggling at my computer. ANYHOW. Naturally it took a little while for the Provigil to effect her, meaning it took more than an hour. Again, we aren't the patient type. But according to several witnesses she's much more alert and keeping her eyes open for hours at a time.

The other exciting news is that she is beginning to mouth words. She was able to mouth that Dee was her sister and she also mouthed the new doctor's name. Sorry I can't give you a verbal character sketch, haven't met her. Before she can voice her opinion about all of this, they have to give her a different trach. Once that happens, she'll be able to speak. We're all on the edge of our seats wondering what her first words will be. Any bets?