6/1 Evening update - She spunky - but angry

Mom has been awake more this afternoon and evening. However, she is very frustrated and angry that she can't communicate with us verbally. We are trying very hard to understand what she is trying to say. We have used many mediums (maybe we need a medium - or mind reader). We tried having her write, which she can do, but with the tube down her throat she can't pick-up her head and her hands are restrained to keep her from pulling out the tubes (and she would if she could), so that means she is writing blindly. Her first written communication was 'pile of balls - velcro' followed by 'molecular model' - she was thrilled when we confirmed that she was telling us she feels like a 'molecular model'. If anyone out there can interpret the significance of that, please do. We apologized for our poor Charades and Pictionary skills, to which she replied, 'you need to play more'. We tried making an alphabet board that she can point to, but that frustrated her as well. We are open to suggestions on how to better communicate with her non-verbally, if you have suggestions. We were able to understand her when she told us she misses her mom and dad, and that she feels bad for Sandy Sterling, because she doesn't have a mom. Barb seems to be best able to understand her and she isn't letting Barb leave her side. Melanie and I are spending the night, too - for moral support for Barbie. She smiles and nods when we tell her of all the calls and messages from friends and family - keep those coming.