Hospital, Days 1-4

Okay, sorry to leave everyone hanging. Y'all knew as much as I did. Mom only spent one night in CCU. She was septic, which is what they think caused her pain and breathing problem. She did not have a heart attack.

She was moved to the medical/surgical floor Friday, and then the oncology floor on Saturday, where she has been since. She's been moved so much because of a lack of room space.

She's not quite ready to go back to the rehab floor, but there's also no room on that floor right now. She does have her cell phone with her again, so phone calls, flowers, visitors, etc., can go through her.

Keep the prayers coming. =)

ICU (again), Day 1

Pardon my french, but fudgesicle. Mom couldn't breathe this morning, and had chest pains, so they moved her into ICU. They have to do some scans to see what's going on, make sure she didn't have a heart attack, and figure out a game plan. It's not nearly as major as the last time she was in ICU (thank God), but it's still ICU. This time, it's mostly for observation, just to make sure she's okay. Pray extra for her today, please.

ICU rules are back in force. No visitors except for immediate family, no flowers, and she can't have any valuables in her room, so her cell phone is back at the house for now. Cards are more than welcome, they're encouraged, so you can send them to the house, and we'll make sure she gets them.

As it was pointed out to me, Mom is developing a pattern. She gets better, then has a setback, is on a plateau for awhile, then gets better again. So this is just another one of the setbacks. Still, grrrrrr.

Acute Rehab, Day 6

Better day! Mom walked to the nurse's station down the hall and back today with her walker. The therapists are saying at this pace, she won't need the walker at all pretty soon. Hooray! =)

Acute Rehab, Day 5

Good day! Mom walked to the door of her room and back to her bed twice with a walker! And *lightbulb*, I think they've figured out how to fix the nausea. Apparently, that can be a side effect of dehydration, so Mom's drinking a lot more liquids, and feeling better! Ta-da! Time to do a happy dance, and keep her in your prayers.

Acute Rehab, Day 4

Mom had some pretty bad nausea today, but she still did her therapies. She says she probably didn't do as much as they wanted her to do, but the fact that she pushed through her nausea is an improvement. She was sitting up in a chair for awhile too. Keep her in your prayers, she's still fighting. =)

Acute Rehab, Day 3

No therapy on Sundays, so it was a kick-back day, and Mom enjoyed the Sunday evening programming on TV. =)

Acute Rehab, Day 2

Mom had her evaluations today with all her therapists, and everything went well. She was a little nauseous, but she pushed through.