SHE WALKED!!!

Sometimes the things we get excited about are the same things we got excited about when we had our first child. In a way, I guess, we are experiencing all of the same emotions that we did way back when....it's not exactly in the same way but, noteworthy none the less. My mother is a remarkable woman. She has determined that the nausea she was experiencing was due to the pain medications in the PCA, so she decided that Tylenol would be a better option. Taking a leap of faith, combined with all the prayers you continually offer, she is making HUGE strides in her own recovery. Dan coaxes her along continually, yet gently, reminding her that she needs to do her breathing exercises. With each step taken in the right direction, it is becoming increasingly easier to get up to a chair and now walk! Exhausting as it was, those first few steps are miraculous! She will be moving to another room, probably still here on the thoracic/cardiac floor, we just don't know what room yet. I am not sure if it is because there isn't room or if the Dr. Just hasn't made the order yet. Regardless, we are grateful for your continued prayers and good wishes...they TRULY make all the difference. Don't stop! Our hopes now are concentrating on preventing infection and continued pain control and wound healing. Thank you everyone! Some of you have asked about flowers and cards....please send them to their house rather than to the hospital...let's hope we will be there soon!