During her exam this afternoon Riza attempted some speech when asked questions by Dr. Nelson (what's the square root of 87,500? What year was Marbury v. Madison adjudicated? Kidding, it was what is your name? and What year is this?) She tried but had a difficult time. Her tongue and throat are still badly swollen.
Tonight at about eight, though, she asked the nurse in a whisper where the bathroom was. Becky, her nurse, explained the exigencies of her situation, and the asked: "Who's that guy sitting there?"
"John." A good stage whisper you could hear in the back row. She processes speech and seems to have the facility to generate it. I told her to rest up tonight and that we'll talk tomorrow. April 6.