It always seems to rain on Good Friday, we have always talked about that. We had a thunderstorm move through, along with a tornado watch. They had us pull down the blinds in her room. A little bit of hail, and leaking water through a window that was not locked down... then the power flickered. Then a breaker was blown in the room - so her bed deflated and inflated a few times - and the auxilary power kept the ventilator going. It is amazing how quickly the staff enters the room. There were probably 4 people in the room within 15 seconds of the power going down. They did not have to use the bag to keep the oxygen going though, the auxilary power kept it going. Dorothea had a little bit of an amusement ride with her mattress deflating and inflating.
She did not seem to feel very good today, but she was more alert than she was yesterday. She complained of being hot a few times, but had no fever, so I fanned her and put a cold washcloth on her forehead. Dad removed her fuzzy boots.
The Physical Therapist came in and had mom sit up at the edge of the bed with support. She was able to keep her up for about 5 minutes. Mom did not want to do this, but she seemed to tolerate it ok. I combed her hair, which helps to make the time go by faster I think. Her heart rate stayed stable throughout. She said she hurt all over when she was sitting up, I imagine that she was feeling pain from stiffness.
When Harold arrived this morning they had shut off her peg tube feeding because she was retaining some of it in her stomach. However, soon after we arrived they started it back up at 40ml/hr. They have also added an IV feeding of glucose, amino acids, and electrolytes.
Her chest tube continues to drain, so that will remain for now. She still puts out a very small amount in the foley catheter. She will remain on full ventilator throughout the weekend so that there is no extra stress on her heart.
She is having dialysis right now, so that will probably make her a bit tired, and she can get some rest this afternoon.
Bob and John came to visit last night, she was happy to have seen them. Two of her sisters, Mary Lou and Rose Mary, will be coming to visit her on Monday. She has a roommate again, the same person as before. It sure makes her room crowded - especially when dialysis is going on.
Please continue to pray for Dorothea and Harold each day, this is a really tough situation for both of them. It is very hard to see her in pain and not be able to fix it or make it go away. It is hard to hear her say "take me home" and know that we can't do that.
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