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Spent most of the day today in St. Joe visiting Grandpa in the hospital. He is speaking - but very difficult to understand. Still, short phrases often came through crystal clear in amongst what sounded like so much mumbling. Part of this may be due to the fact that he didn't have his teeth in. :) He perked right up and listened when we put the Cubs game on - especially when the Cubs won! He even laughed - quite a bit actually - he's always been a bit of a giggler. Uncle Jim came in from Rockford, IL and Uncle Duke from Traverse City was still there when we (mom, dad, Rick and I) arrived in the late am - but Duke and his wife Gayla headed back this afternoon. My parents and Uncle Jim are still there, staying with Grandma at the house (without power due to the storm and using bottled water for everything! The power company says they SHOULD have power restored by Monday) and Duke and Gayla will return on Tuesday.
One thing still remains true, you get a bunch of Elsner boys in a room together and it gets REALLY loud. They talk and they laugh - oh how they laugh. The only one not there was Gary who is way out in D.C.
It's probably going to be a while before we know how much Grandpa is going to recover from this. It's a slow rehab process after a stroke. We went through one with my mom's mom last August so on the one hand since I know a little what to expect this time around it's not as scary as it was back then but on the other hand Grandpa Elsner's stroke was worse than Grandma Nichols was so it's still kind of scary.
At this point it's just a wait and see kind of thing. There's really no point in worrying about what will/will not happen since that will not change anything. I know God is still in control - I feel a strange sense of peace about it all.
Rick and I had planned on going to see Everyday Sunday and Kids in the Way in concert tonight here in Kalamazoo - but that was before my Grandpa had a stroke. By the time we left St. Joe this evening the concert had already started and we were still an hour away. No regrets - I was where I was supposed to be today and I was too tired after being around people all day to want to spend the evening around people as well anyway.
One thing still remains true, you get a bunch of Elsner boys in a room together and it gets REALLY loud. They talk and they laugh - oh how they laugh. The only one not there was Gary who is way out in D.C.
It's probably going to be a while before we know how much Grandpa is going to recover from this. It's a slow rehab process after a stroke. We went through one with my mom's mom last August so on the one hand since I know a little what to expect this time around it's not as scary as it was back then but on the other hand Grandpa Elsner's stroke was worse than Grandma Nichols was so it's still kind of scary.
At this point it's just a wait and see kind of thing. There's really no point in worrying about what will/will not happen since that will not change anything. I know God is still in control - I feel a strange sense of peace about it all.
Rick and I had planned on going to see Everyday Sunday and Kids in the Way in concert tonight here in Kalamazoo - but that was before my Grandpa had a stroke. By the time we left St. Joe this evening the concert had already started and we were still an hour away. No regrets - I was where I was supposed to be today and I was too tired after being around people all day to want to spend the evening around people as well anyway.