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September 22, 2007
Sept. 22 Update
I got here last night and Mom still seems to be doing ok. She was quite alert when I got here. The nurse said she'd been off her ventilator breathing on her own all day and I believe she was off it all night. She didn't sit up at all, but the nurse told me she'd done some leg exercises in bed. When I do that with her, she feels strong, but I don't think she trusts herself because she's been in bed so long. She can squeeze my hands pretty tight, but I notice some weakness in her arms as she tries to raise them when she scratches her head. Her stats still are pretty good, although Dad said this morning, her CO2 levels were a bit high and she was quite groggy, so they put her back on the vent. She's been mostly sleepy all morning and into the afternoon today. And she tries to tug at her trach tube and feeding tube, and scratch the drain sites which I have to constantly remind her not to do. I think today will be mostly just a resting day.
Posted by Amy at September 22, 2007 12:55 PM
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I'm glad she is doing better!!!
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at September 24, 2007 09:46 AM
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