30th of December

7.52am Sunday morning. Friends from Singapore came by the yesterday to see Jaana. She got very happy, but at the same time very emotional. She showed off her progress and impressed with her steps when I assisted her to the bathroom. It is great to see when someone has not seen her for a while can comment on the rather huge improvments sometimes missed when you see her every day. Anyway, she is having her breakfast and is ready for the shower, so will leave you with no dramatic news.

28th of December

09.45am Friday morning. Jaana slept well, but is getting a bit of a cold (it is quite cold during the nights here ~0). Everything else is fine. The kids are out playing all day (table tennis, floor hockey, fighting in the 'forest'...) and come in for lunch and dinner. They are having a blast! Ahh, and the line from yesterday, Danielle, is 'Skaka på huvudet' (when you take remove 'o' between all non wowls), which translates -> 'Shake your head' -> 'Soshohakoke yoyouror hoheadod', easy peezy!

27th of December

8.30ish am Thursday morning. Christmas is over and Jaana has now recovered from the flight and jet lag. She is good spirit and exercising both on her own and with assistance. Eating like a trooper and taking all chances to eat as she can do so as much as she likes. She is getting stronger by the day and understanding is not an issue (yesterday I told get: "soskokakoka popå hohuvovudodetot" and she did!).
We will have some friends coming around for New Years and I am sure she will happy to see them all again, before heading to Sweden for a few weeks.
Her stay there might get extended to perhaps 5-6 weeks or so, depending on progress, her wishes and my ability to get all ready for her in Barbados.
Right now, she has had her shower, breakfast and is now ready for some morning exercises.

24th of December

11.29am Monday morning. Merry Christmas everyone! Jaana had a good night sleep, good breakfast and is ready for some exercises later this afternoon. Right now she is resting after a shower. We are all waking up rather early (4am) so the days get a bit strange still with all of us falling (literally) asleep around 7pm. Parmi is freezing and for a cold already after 24h!
Nothing special to report with Jaana, but rather she is feeling ok. Soon all Christmas food will be prepared so I hope she will like it!

As you might have expected, it has been Jaana who through out the years has been preparing ans sending out all Christmas cards. Hence the lack of the same this year. Let me offer you all the best of Seasons Greetings and all best wishes for the New Year!

Jaans, Jorgen, Ludde, Totte and Camille

23rd of December

8.19am Sunday morning. Jaana is still recovering from jet lag and being tired from the trip, but this morning she is looking better. She is drinking enough and eating ok, but has not done so much rehab exercises lately. I am sure this will change today and that she will be sweating it out shortly.
Down here in France all relatives have gathered for Christmas. I am sure Jaana think the effort was well worth it in the end.

21st of December

5.09pm Friday afternoon (CET). After a 13h SIN-ZRH and one more hour of connection down to the south of France, Jaana slept like a log for 4h, eat some food and is now resting a bit. At the end of the trip she got very tired, but she made a great effort through the whole journey. I will pick up Parmi around midnight when she arrives from London. All of us a re a bit tired right now, so have a nice evening!

20th of December

9.41am Thursday morning. Jaana has been sleeping so so the whole week long. She knows we are leaving today and is a bit melancholic about the whole thing and becomes a bit sad when she meet friends the last time in a long while. She is practicing each day with the morning having more exercises due to her increased awareness during this time of day. Yesterday, the speech therapist managed to have her exhale around 750ml without assistance, which is a lot more than before. He also supplied me with exercises for us to continue with during the Christmas break and beyond. Her major thing right now is balance and arm strength. All other areas has seen good improvements. As she will attend water therapy in Sweden, I have all hopes that she will regain the same in the near future.

As we are leaving Singapore around midnight today, this will be my last entry from here. I will come back to you as soon as possible from the south of France and let you know how her trip was. I have tried to arrange everything for a smooth journey, but you never know...

For all of you who has asked about forwarding address and telephone numbers, I refer to a much earlier post in October where details can be found. I will update these as they become available.