Dorothea had a nice relaxing, uneventful day today. No dialysis till Monday. She is still on the ventilator. The doctors want to give her lungs a little more time to rest.
John and Bob visited with her before lunch, then our family went to visit this afternoon. Brenda and Don both commented on how much better she looks now. Her color is really good, and her bruising has healed up. She is very alert and interactive, and has much more mobility in her arms than she had a couple of weeks ago.
Not much going on today since it is Saturday. They did get her up into a chair this afternoon, but they wanted to keep her reclined so far back in the chair (because of the vent I think), so it really wasn't much different than lying in bed. She probably would have preferred to just stay in bed because it is really exhausting when they move her. But it is important to get her moved around. It will be a lot easier when she is off of the vent. Hopefully that will happen by Monday and then they can start some therapy to help her with swallowing.
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