Donna, Donna, Donna

Since this all began I've been waiting for one thing - to look Donna in the eye and have her say - Hi Darlene. Well, she did that tonight - I walked in the room and she said "Well, Darlene". I have to tell you, I was blown away and thought, finally, she's back. Then, when my daughter Kylie arrived, Donna also said - "Well, Darlene" and when I asked Donna to tell me her name she said - after considerable thought and quite proudly - Darlene. Okay, it's not exactly how I imagined it would be but obviously she has my name on her mind.
Tonight she also had a real dinner, it was rice, peas and carrots, some sort of finely chopped meat (maybe roast beef), pears, peaches, a roll and ice tea. She really liked the roll, smeared with butter and the ice tea. She ate just a little and then the fun began. Donna was very animated - laughing out loud her shoulders were shaking from laughing so hard, making funny faces, rolling her eyes, making funny noises and just being very silly. It was a Donna we've never seen and it was very entertaining. The nurse came in to give her a pill (it's the one used to prevent heart fluctuation, protocol after heart surgery). Nurse Posey finely crushed the tablet in applesauce and Donna didn't find this concoction the least bit interesting. In fact she hated it and began making faces and sassing the nurse behind her back. She said a few words that were hard to catch but her intent was clear - this nurse was really annoying her tonight. The young, sweet and equally amused Nurse Posey worked with Donna to get her to eat the pill laden applesauce while we all got tickled and found it hard to quit laughing. Were we laughing with Donna or at Donna? You'll have to decide for yourself. We can't wait to see what tomorrow brings, stay tuned.