Sunday, November 11th

Joanne is doing great! She is settled into her new location. Today would be a good day for visitors, because she will not begin the agressive therapy schedule until tomorrow. Visiting hours are from 8a to 8p M-F. Beginning tomorrow though, visitors are asked to wait until 3p to visit, due to her therapy schedule that ends around 3p. Please don't bring children since she is not ready for that just yet.

She is at the Rehabilitation Institute of Morristown, also known as RIM. The address is 95 Mt. Kemble Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960. She is in room 302, bed 1. Parking is across the street.

Directions from North:
287S
Exit 33 "Harter Road"
Left at the exit
Go about 1 mile
Right at light "202/Mt. Kemble Ave"
Rehab is approximately 1 mile on left
Parking across the street from Rehab

(Paul here...We had a pretty good day today. We did have a lot of tears too. After an hour of speech therapy this morning, Jo was very discouraged. The therapist and I thought she did well, but it showed how much she will need to work. Her comprehension is good, but she can not find the words to express herself. She gets stuck on "What I want to know is..." and she can't get anything else out. She also had a physical therapy session. She walked around the gym and learned how to walk up and down a few steps. We had to cut it short when she became dizzy and had to lay down for a while. She was doing so well, the therapist didn't realize how serious her stroke had been. She is very upset about the lack of movement in her right hand, but I am confident that will return soon. I had to cut our visit a little short today so I could gather the kids from friend's houses. Once home, the kids and I were just settling in with a video when the phone rang...it was Joanne calling to talk to me. Although she couldn't say much in words, it touched my heart so deeply to hear her voice on the phone. It brought me to tears. She is working so hard!
Please continue to pray that her spirits will remain high. Now that we are past the critical health issues, we will need to tackle her physical and emotional issues. Monday will be her first full day of speech, physical and occupational therapy. Pray that she will have the strength and determination to get through it. Thank you so much for your thoughts, prayers, kind words and support. I am unable to express my gratitude. As Joanne likes to say, "unbelievable, unbelievable".)