Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Tues am

Dad is out walking on the beach in sunny Florida this morning. Mom didn't sleep great last night, but she is still in good spirits. She hasn't quite gotten her appetite back yet...but she was eating peanut butter crackers in the night. She asked Dad to pick up some soup for her at a local restaurant that she likes...so hopefully she'll have a good lunch. She is in her normal clothes now. She got dressed by herself this morning when the Occupational Therapist was there. She is really ready to do what is needed to get out of this place. Her peripheral vision on the left side seems to be a little better today. It is definitely better than it was. The doctor said that it might not ever fully be restored, but she realizes now that she isn't seeing the "full picture" and she is able to turn her head to see what she needs to see. Before she wasn't realizing that anything or anyone was there if you were on her left side. Now she will turn her head to find what she hears. That is great improvement.
The intern was in this morning and said that her heart rate is doing great. She is on a medication (I can't think of what it is right now) to keep that lower and it is working well. Last night it was 87bpm. That is much improved from the 180bpm that it was when she came here.
Please continue to pray that she will gain more and more strength and that her heart and blood will remain normal. They will evaluate today to see if she can go back on the cumidin (blood thinner) to prevent another clot from forming.
I'll let you know when we find out more.

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