I arrived at the hospital about 6:30 tonight, to find Mom having a modest supper of tomato soup and crackers. We spent an enjoyable hour and a half talking before I left right around 8:00.
Mom continues to recover rapidly. Dr. Becker, the hospitalist, asked her today how she would feel about going home next week, but she's not buying that until she hears it from Dr. Andrews. Still, it's one more very good indication.
As you probably recall, Mom had been taking appetite stimulants for a few days. Evidently, they worked really well. She told me that she ate "like a little piggy" yesterday, and even had some acid reflux at about midnight. They took her off the appetite stimulants today, yet she ate a big breakfast and a big lunch, so she tells me, and just decided to have a light supper tonight.
The charge nurse, Shannon Rice (whom Rick calls Miss Good Spring,) seems to think the acid reflux was a result of eating a little too much zuchini. Mom had the same stir fry dish two nights in a row. Shannon is very energetic and engaging. She grew up in Dallas, and moved to Good Springs with her husband about 10 years ago -- quite a culture shock, despite the short geographical distance. "Had to learn to slow down," she says.
Mom said she wouldn't go home as soon as Monday, even if they offered to let her. Doesn't feel strong enough yet. There is still one more tube in her side. It was put there in case she had any difficulty eating normally. As of today, I think we can safely rule that out! So at some point, there will be a 5 minute procedure to remove that last tube. They probably won't even schedule it, just whisk her away, put her under general anesthesia, pull the tube and whisk her back to her room.
Her abdominal muscles are getting stronger. She can now turn onto her side by herself. That's all the news I learned in my brief visit today, except for one thing.
She thinks her endocrinologist, Dr. Abdul Hassan (obviously a terrorist) saved her life by taking the trouble to find out why an 82 year old woman with diabetes wasn't obese. That, and Dr. Andrews' skill.
So let's hear it for Muslim terrorists who destroy America by saving the lives of feisty old liberals! ;-)
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