is off to a much better start. Last night was a little crazy here at the hospital. They didn't have as many patients leave as came in so we ended up in the observation room for the night. Fortunately they allowed me to sleep in a neighboring bed because the chairs in the room are not designed for any kind of sleep. ( I tried!) We ended up going through 5 rounds of different nurses because he wasn't assigned to a room.
First thing this morning we met his nurse, Cara, for the day shift and her aide Fanny. They will be over Steve's care from 7am - 7pm. They have already had him sitting up, standing up, and after a short rest they plan to have him try walking. They made a check list on the white board in the room we are in that they want to have completed by the end of the day. It reads:
Diet ice chips
Linen _
Bath _
Walk _ _ _
Chair _ _ _
Steve says it is nice to be doing something other than lie down. He was surprised at how much work it was to just stand up. With some of the moving around he has been doing, things are starting to shift in his bowels so he is feeling a little bit in that area, but nothing really painful. You have to love epidurals that work right.
From my perspective he is far more alert and has way more energy than he had yesterday. His personality and playfulness are back. I'm glad all that sleep yesterday seems to be paying off.
Steve and Carla, Isn't it so appropriate that your nurse's assistant is named Fanny?? HeHeHe. Glad you got sleep too Carla. Steve I'm sure your doing your fair share to liven the place up over there. I think it would be best not to show them your juggling tricks just yet though. Hang in there ... or would it be better to say ... lie in there brother? Love you, Lauri
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