Jan. 18, 8 pm: All tubes, plugs, and other wires and equipment are removed! Mom is moving freely and continues to make forward progress. I spoke with Maretta, and she said that Mom had some baked potato for dinner tonight. That’s the good news. The bad news is that now that she is eating she is feeling pretty nauseated and crummy in the tummy. Hopefully those feelings will subside as her digestive system re-establishes itself in its new route.
Mom’s doctors continue to be pleased with her progress, and she’s looking at potentially coming home this weekend.
Maretta had an adventure with an amphibian yesterday. As she was adjusting a nice potted plant, a tropical frog jumped out at her. She said it had big sticky toes and that it climbed the wall and that it changed color to match the surroundings. Apparently the nurses captured it and put it in a bucket with some green leaves. I wish I had been there to see it!
That’s the news for now:) ~Althea