Every day while hospitalized I have opened a surprise picture and taped up on the side of my bed. Benjamin and James printed out, rolled up and tied happy memories for me so I could have something nice to think about every morning. Such a beautiful and thoughtful gift. Tomorrow morning I will put the pictures back in the box they came in. I’m going home! Yay! I will certainly miss a bed with buttons that I can use to…
I am the lucky winner of the best room on the floor. It has an amazing view, and because it is a corner room it has an extra window panel. One whole wall is windows only. It is high enough up and in a north east direction so I don’t have to close the blinds for privacy or because it’s too hot. I have spent many hours the last four days just looking out the windows. It has been so…
Stine got an “Excellent” on her recovery progress from the surgery team today. That is good news all around and to celebrate she is getting yogurt for dinner. They are keeping the G tube closed, so her stomach and the rest are getting a wake-up workout. Everything appears to be functioning normally, the incision is healing well and with a bit of luck the chest tube will be removed tomorrow. She walked multiple laps around the corridors today as well…
Stine is recovering slowly but steadily. The last two days have been difficult and uncomfortable but today she is off the morphine derivative epidural, and is having less nausea. She sat up twice yesterday but became light-headed and had to quickly rest. Still, it was progress! This morning has her starting her liquid diet. Breakfast consists of cherry jello, water, beef broth, and cherry Italian ice. They will be opening the gastric tube every hour, then re-closing it for three…
James here again: Stine was moved into intermediate care last night. I was allowed to see her for an hour and then shunted out. No more visits from anyone until she is released. She was more coherent, drifting in and out as the sedatives wore off, but exhausted. Her color looked good and vitals seem to be on track. This morning I got a short call from her and she sounded good but couldn’t stay on too long as it…