words and pasta

what a great week of enjoying sentences, not just 1 or 2 words from my daughter. she is having an upswing in functionality, and plates of mostaccioli with homemade sauce for dinners at my home. we listen to music, and she often stands and looks out the patio window where she listens to the wind chimes in the breeze. as with the calm smile that moved across her face as we entered a grocery store one day last week, she continues to move toward a happier place in her being. i think the true success of people surviving situations such as hers is embedded deep into our soul and spirit, and as i talked with her doctor the other day, i used the phrase, human determination as a key factor to her being able to become more functional on a daily basis and hopefully one day experiencing a higher quality of life. i've been the grateful recipient of sentences such as "where is the potato chip bag?", "can i see the envelope?" "bathroom", "i don't want to go shoe shopping", "donut". she purchased her own ice cream by doing the money transaction herself, and eating as a result a grand chocolate ice cream bowl with snicker bar and kit kat added. i'm enjoying hearing her speak, but most of all i am enjoying and rejoicing for her, that she is able to say what she needs, and having the freedom to use her voice, less restrained by psych meds, which is what the connection of this recent speaking seems to be related to.....