First Recovery Day

Mom is doing well today. It’s a painful recovery, but she’s doing great and we’re thankful she’s enduring it well. Several have said she’s doing “better than expected” at this stage. We’re encouraged.

She had short night with the need for more pain medicine hourly. I believe she slept mostly solid from 1am to 4am, which is good. David stayed with her here in the hospital and he rested 4-5 hours too.

At 6am David and I were here for a Dr.’s visit and evaluation of her. The doc is a member of the surgeon’s same neuro practice and he did a bunch of neurological tests with her. Things are working well and we’re thankful.

Her spirits are good and she’s thankful that her 8 member entourage (that's us) is all present and accounted for. We’re taking turns spending time in her room helping her in small ways.

However… it’s been a hard day. Lots of pain this morning, but marked improvement in her pain this afternoon. Still... a long day for her.

Her surgeon and the chief neurosurgeon (who assisted yesterday) came in at 3pm to see her. They are both very happy about how things are going and had more great things to say about her prognosis. There should be no longterm challenges.

For now, we pray that her pain is manageable and that she heals well with no complications. So far, so good. :-) I left a few moments ago and she's fast asleep, which is GREAT. Her sister Paula is staying the night with her while David gets some better rest at home tonight.

Thanks for all your prayers and care for her. We love and appreciate you all v v much.

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