Wow! What a glorious morning this has been! Dorothea is awake, alert, eyes wide open, smiling, and "talking" to us!!! Because she is on the ventilator there is no sound when she talks, so we are working on our lip reading skills. We do pretty well when she is responding to us or commenting on what we are talking about. When she attempts to initiate new conversation it is much more challenging and frustrating for her. We are encouraging her to work on stretching her arms, wrists, and fingers so that we might be able to have her write on a white board or use a keyboard.
I brought all of her cards and notes over to her this morning. She did not want me to read them to her - she wanted to read them herself - which was great to see!
There has been no bleeding since 3am, so we are hopeful that is over. Her sugar levels have been good.
We brought Dorothea up to date on all of her health issues and tried to let her know that she is moving forward. It is amazing the difference of getting that sedation out of her system. It has been a full week since she has been truly alert and able to communicate so this is such an exciting and tearful day! Please contine to keep your prayers coming - our Lord will provide her the strength she needs to battle through this!
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