Labor Day Weekend Update

It's Sunday evening and it has been a busy weekend. So, here we go on the update!
The "For What It's Worth Frieda Fan's" sale was a great success! Thank you ALL so much for your visits, donations, purchases and kind spirits. Everyone was so upbeat, involved and I am so glad that we had the event. It seemed to mean so much to everyone to participate and "DO SOMETHING" for Frieda. As I said before, Frieda will just be sorry she missed it!
So many folks have emailed to ask "what can I do" and this was a perfect way as a community to get together, and everyone could participate. Thank you so much.
Today, Candy Bohmert and I went up to visit. When we got there, Frieda was dressed and watching TV. After a few minutes of getting a few things in order for Frieda, we set about a good visit. We joked, laughed, and enjoyed our afternoon together. She was upbeat and quite ready to take a pot shot at me when the opportunity presented itself.
Candy and I tag teamed Frieda with lots of lotion and "girly" stuff. She absolutely LOVED it! She closed her eyes and just let us get rid of that hospital dry skin. I worked on her right hand for a long time until her fingers and hand were supple enough to get her splint on. The splint helps to keep her fingers and thumb on her right hand outstretched so they don't get stiff. Once we got the splint on, she said "THAT FEELS BETTER!"
A great revelation today was hearing Frieda READ! We were looking at all the "toys" you get when you're getting therapy of any kind. We were joking because I have the same collection at home from my hip replacement. I was still working on Frieda's hand and fingers and Candy handed a bag to her. It contained something that looked akin to a riding crop. I asked Frieda what she was going to do with it, Candy was offering suggestions and they were plotting on how she could pop my head if I hurt her hand.
I couldn't believe my ears when she began reading "LEG LIFT RIGID," to which I replied "WHAT DID YOU SAY??" Frieda read it again and I started to laugh. I asked again what she was doing. In a totally Frieda response, she said, "I CAN READ." I asked Candy to pass over a container of silly putty and asked Frieda to read the lid for me and she did. Candy and I were very excited to say the least. When I asked her when she started reading she said "I don't know...I've been reading." That was enough for me.
I know I sound repetitive, but each day something new and wonderful occurs and I am so thankful and so grateful for every little action. Candy is thrilled with the improvement she sees each time she visits. It was so good to have a "girls" day together, to pamper and spoil Frieda and to just be together as friends. It's almost as though the hospital aspect of things just disappears during those times. Things feel normal and I totally believe that in itself is so helpful and HEALTHFUL for Frieda in her recovery process.
She was talking a little bit off the topic about Sam Elliott (the actor) today. Frieda has always thought he was just something else again...and when the name "Sam" came up in conversation, I just had to laugh when Frieda kept saying "Sam Elliott." I guess Sam Elliott is as good to talk about as anything!
Frieda had on HER comfy clothes and looked great in her lounging flannels and a Pamlico News shirt.
Each day is a great day and that's what is wonderful.
I want to thank each and every person who participated in any way at the sale. There are so many that I'll have to do a post listing names and thank you's. It was a beautiful exchange of love and support and all of us there appreciated your help so much. I will do a "thank you post" this week. For now, I felt that this post needed to be about Frieda.
Here's hoping you're all having a happy and safe last hurrah of summer. Hard to believe, but tomorrow is Labor Day! Enjoy the time off!
And for me, I'll give a great big Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh......AUTUMN is upon us! That pleases me immensely!
Thanks for reading and I'll see you soon!

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