thursday 6.15.06- update

morning all!

just a little update. she did well last night. as you all know, they took the drain out yesterday and she's also completely off the respirator and breathing on her own. go mom! they also removed her stitches (from the surgery). physically, she's made quite a bit of progress over the past three weeks! they're also hoping to move her a.s.a.p. to another unit...the p.c.u. (progressive care unit). that unit is sort of in between intensive care and a regular hospital room. anyway, it's just a matter of waiting for a room to open up. could be this afternoon, or might be this weekend.

the docs/nurses will be doing a rehab assessment for mom on tuesday (i think). they'll decide either: she's ready for inpatient rehab OR she's not quite ready. if she's not quite ready, she'll be transferred to what's called a skilled nursing unit. there, they'll keep working with her until she's coherent enough to begin rehab. no worries, it's perfectly normal for people to have to spend some time in a unit like this in between a hospital stay and rehab. what's important is making sure mom is completely ready to begin rehab. no need to rush her into something her body's not quite ready for.

anyway, keep the positive thoughts and prayers going for the next week or so. hopefully, now that the nurses can sit her up and move her around a lot more throughout the day she'll really start to come out of it. mostly, though, we just have to give her time!

keep fighting mom...we know it's a frustrating and slow process....but you can do it!! we'll be with you every step of the way.

much love to you all!

xoxox
steph